How 3 soldiers saved an abandoned newborn baby during WWII
For her entire 80 years of life, Mary Crabb knew she was adopted. Her adoptive parents weren’t stingy with the information, and in their house, it was something to be…
South Korean student-soldiers fought off a North Korean army for 11 hours
After launching a mass invasion of South Korea in June of 1950, North Korean troops made steady progress, pushing South Korean and American forces down the Korean Peninsula in an…
How sleeping bags are rated for different temperatures
If you have ever gone camping during a cold season, you know that lack of sleep due to extremely low temperatures is dreadful, and the temperature rank of your sleeping bag…
How boots changed the path of warfare forever
Trench foot, a condition caused by extended periods of wet and cold feet, was one of the most significant health issues that took a toll on soldiers in World War…
Today in military history: Brits launch offensive in Palestine
On Sep. 19, 1918, British troops attacked Turkish lines in Palestine during the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the Middle Eastern theater of World War I. The British forces, under…
The Loch Ness monster’s role in war
Tales of Nessie has been thrown around for generations. As early as 1868, a water monster made newspaper headlines in the Inverness Courier, after it was spotted in the Scottish…
The inside joke names soldiers have for different unit patches
For nearly 100 years, U.S. Army soldiers have designed and worn unit patches. And for roughly same amount of time, soldiers have made fun of each other’s patches.
The tradition of Army patches dates back to 1918 when the 81st Infantry Di…
Six Flags Over Texas had a Confederacy where soldiers would hunt and execute Union spies
Today, Arlington, Texas’ Six Flags Over Texas is a theme park known for Superman’s Tower of Power, Batman: the Ride, and the Pandemonium, where no two rides are ever the…
This soldier stayed awake for 40 years after being shot in the head
After the outbreak of World War I, young Paul Kern joined millions of Hungarian countrymen in answering the call to avenge their fallen Archduke, Franz Ferdinand. He joined the Hungarian army and, shortly after, the elite corps of shock troops that …
That time an entire battle stopped to watch two soldiers in a fistfight
There’s just something about two people in a fistfight that’s irresistible to watch. We can’t look away. There’s something about the sound of a sliding barstool, the rising tide of voices shouting, and the sudden rush of action in one spot that …