Today in military history: Battle of Tippecanoe
On Nov. 7, 1811, Shawnee spiritual leader Tenskwatawa was defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe. At the time, the U.S. government was aggressively seizing frontier land from Native Americans, who…
How this patrolman engaged 50 enemy troops with a single M60 will make you proud
On Aug. 2, 1969, David Larson was serving as a gunner’s mate on a patrol boat as it steered up the Saigon River, transporting a seven-man ambush team.
The team was a part of the Army’s LRRP — or Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol. After…
Check out this summary of the Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic lasted almost the entirety of the Second World War. It started when the United Kingdom and France declared war on Nazi Germany in 1939 and it didn’t end until Nazi Germany surrendered. Even then, some U-boats refused to g…