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There's no shortage of heroic war stories — truth or fiction — with heavy amounts of glory and honor in them, which can cause young adults to crave certain adventures. Although

The future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman and civil rights pioneer Jackie Robinson was a young lieutenant facing court-martial in August 1944 for refusing to give up his seat …

Towards the end of WWII, allied forces gained much-needed ground on diminished German forces while Adolf Hitler was carefully concealing a dark secret from his devoted followers. Years prior, Hitler was seen in several propaganda films w…

Underage soldiers were often allowed to enlist during the Civil War — especially if they chose a non-combat position such as bugler or drummer boy. This led to boys barely in their teens suffering wounds alongside the grown men. In one …

The problem the Japanese had in Burma during World War II wasn't just dense jungle and rough terrain. It wasn't even just that they were fighting the British Empire's best – the Gurkhas. No, their main problem is that they were figh…

Deploying to a war zone is a risky proposition, even for the most highly trained commandos like SEALs. While on deployment in Ira…

Officials in charge of equipping America's top commando units are looking for some high-tech drugs to help boost the performance if their 150 "multi-purpose canines." According

Nicknamed the "Desert Fox," Gen. Erwin Rommel was a decorated officer who was awarded the Pour le Mérite for his outstanding service on the Italian Front. During World War II, the legendary military leader commanded the 7th Panzer Division as …

In the early hours of May 2nd, 2011, in Abbottabad, Pakistan, SEAL team 6 got the green light to execute a deadly mission to capture or kill the man responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks — Osama Bin Laden. After President Obama broke the n…

The First World War was the peak of the age of the battleship as dreadnoughts from Germany and the United Kingdom, including the actual HMS Dreadnought that all similar ships are named for, faced each other across the North Sea and the world's gre…

The problems the Marine Corps is having with its F/A-18 Hornet force have been a boon to one plane that was originally slated to go to the boneyard much earlier. According to

Everyone who has attended a military function or visited a base has heard the "Taps" melody fill the air. Traditionally performed live on a bugle or trumpet, "Taps" is one of the more popular songs, and one that tends to quiet spectat…

It's the classic battle between masters of the martial arts. Snipers embody the best of stealth, reconnaissance and camouflage and are at the top of their game when it come to dispatching targets with precision from a great…

They called him "the East European." He was a former Delta Force operator who'd taken a career turn into the shadowy world of "non-official cover" intelligence operations for the Army. He lived in the shadows — traveling around the…

How are babies made? Well, a mommy and daddy fall deeply in love, get married, and give birth to national heroes. Here are five dinner tables from history where any third siblings must have felt really awkward as their brothers wore match…

Throughout its history, the Marine Corps has been known for rising out of the water and storming enemy beaches. But new technology could allow Leathernecks to emerge from the deep like James Bond. A new powerboat/submarine hybrid vehicle…

If he had to do it all again today, he's not sure he would be able to. Mentally, he's not sure he's got what it takes anymore. But when you ask Adam Peeples about about that night on the rooftop in Ramadi when he shot an enemy sniper,…

Okay, you've heard all the complaints about the F-35. It's super-expensive. It's got problems getting ready for combat. But in the real world, there's no other option. And as WATM has already explained, the Marine Corps desperately needs to

While everyone knows about Pearl Harbor, what most don't remember was that Japan tried hard throughout World War II to hit the U.S. mainland. Tokyo ended up using very old technology – hot air balloons – to deliver bombs to the Unit…

Deep in the Nevada desert — approximately 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — sits a small town where the human population on a non-work day is zero. But this town wasn't made for real people to inhabit. Rather, it was specially built just to…