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In the United States military, the Purple Heart is a revered, if unwanted, military accolade bestowed upon those individuals who have been wounded in action with the enemy. The Military Order of the Purple Hea…
Most people know the basic history of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy — that a former Marine named Lee Harvey Oswald, who had briefly defected to the Soviet Union, fired the sho…
As the shadow operators of the Cold War reveal more and more about their formerly classified service, they've highlighted the wide set of skills necessary for finding success as they stared into the eyes of one of the greatest adversaries the U.S. …
While the Nimitz- and Ford-class nuclear-powered supercarriers operated by the United States Navy tend to grab everyone's attention, there are other carriers out there. France, India, China, and Russia, for example, all operate aircraft carriers ?…
While France fell quickly to Germany after the invasion of Belgium in 1940, there were pockets of troops that proved French technology and martial prowess, including the crew of a Char B1 tank that slaughtered an entire German Panzer company while s…
The primary mission of a U.S. Marine infantry rifle squad is to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel the enemy's assault by fire and close combat. This mission statement is branded into each infantryman's brai…
Most war movies aren't complete without plenty of explosions, firefights, and of course a dramatic medical moment of some sort. Although audience members might get squeamish when an American service member gets a nasty injury on the s…
Known for its sleek design and for being one of the most feared air escorts in the Pacific Theater during World War II, the P-38 Lightning was considered ahead of its time. The Lightning had its first flight in 1939 and would help chang…
World War I was known as the first war of the industrial age, with modern nations sending their best weapons to the front in massive numbers. Modern inventions like the machine gun forced changes to tactics and strategy. America entered t…
