Latest History Stories
This Netflix animated short was inspired by one grunt’s pill-induced delirium in Afghanistan
Navy warship named for Medal of Honor recipient who saved fellow sailors from deadly inferno
Army awards WWII veteran medals he earned after 250 days of hellish combat and 78 years
President Bush may find it funny but the Iraq War is no joke
The unlawful detention of Asian Americans during World War II remains disturbingly relevant
Marine Sgt Maj John Canley, Medal of Honor hero of the Battle of Hue, has died
This warship was converted into a floating brewery for allied troops during World War II
Why the Coast Guard once put missiles on cutters and afterburners on passenger jets
The upgraded ‘Marine One’ presidential helicopter will still scorch the White House lawn
John Glenn Was Even More Interesting Than You Know
Inside the Pentagon’s shameful effort to draft mentally disabled men to fight in Vietnam
These barefoot Marines defended American Samoa during World War II
Why bombers on WWII’s legendary ‘Doolittle Raid’ had broomsticks instead of tail guns
Tom Hanks to continue his absolute domination of World War II entertainment
Airmen are pissed that an entire C-17 crew except for the maintainer received a Distinguished Flying Cross
An American POW made his own prosthetic leg at a German prison camp during WWII
The next Coast Guard commandant could be the first woman in history to serve as a uniformed service chief
Inside the Air Force’s secret mission to lift half a ton of enriched uranium out of Kazakhstan
4 airmen awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for evacuating more than 150 civilians from Kabul
Hell at Abbey Gate: Untold stories from the Afghanistan War’s final days
The fascinating story of how the Jeep became America’s favorite military vehicle
How pairing ‘female engagement teams’ with battle-tested grunts changed the US military forever
‘The war is over. Cheers’ — Where do veterans land when the fighting is done?
A Taliban leader offered the US control of Kabul during the evacuation. Here’s why a top US general said no
Alwyn Cashe, Audie Murphy, Mary Walker among choices to replace bases named after Confederates
Meet the Allies’ most dangerous spy in France during World War II
How an Air Force A-10 pilot pulled off a miracle landing with much of her tail shot off
Meet the legendary Marine behind one of the most badass battle cries ever
Congress takes step towards granting free health care to millions of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans
Feminist, surgeon, spy: Meet the only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor
How US military veterans navigated Biden’s ‘betrayal’ of Afghanistan
Meet the very good boy who brought smokes to soldiers in the trenches of WWI
‘Sweat, piss and hate’ — What it smells like to carry hundreds of troops in an Air Force C-17
Why a Marine who helped raise the flag on Iwo Jima kept it a secret for decades
The true story behind one of the Vietnam War’s most famous photographs
These are America’s Black Medal of Honor recipients
How a rivalry between two WWII vets led to the world’s smallest flyable airplanes
How an Air Force spy plane pilot saved a civilian aviator in distress from 70,000 feet
The forgotten story of how Tuskegee Airmen owned the Air Force’s first ‘Top Gun’ competition
Paul Douglas went to Marine boot camp at 50. Then he earned a Bronze Star and 2 Purple Hearts in WWII
Biden says he is ‘rejecting’ the military report outlining the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal
Americans were promised an ‘orderly and safe’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. US troops say it was anything but
Inside the fragile partnership between US troops and Taliban fighters in Kabul
There is finally video evidence that US-trained Afghan soldiers may be fighting for the Taliban
Troops knew ‘an attack was coming’ at Kabul airport but their hands were tied, investigation reveals
Boxer, grunt, flyboy: the wild life of the first Black American combat pilot
‘A debt I can never repay’ — How Reddit is filling gaps in the military’s failing mental health care system
Gary Sinise’s photos from the set of ‘Forrest Gump’ are proof that Lt Dan is a national treasure
The 100-year-old blueprint for the world’s first tank is up for sale
We finally know the backstory of how Defense Secretary Austin got the Silver Star
Japan is still blowing up unexploded ordnance on Okinawa nearly 77 years after World War II
Thousands of ISIS fighters surrender following US strikes on Syria prison uprising
The legendary pistol that fought on both sides of WWII is back from the dead — and looking better than ever
The wild story of Marine legend Smedley Butler that you won’t hear at boot camp
How a single firefight in Afghanistan unraveled a Hollywood vision of war
A Marine’s brush with death and baptism by fire in the Vietnam War
‘Mosul’ is the best Iraq War film ever made
A memorial dedicated to Americans lost in the Global War on Terror is one step closer to reality
How a battalion of reindeer helped defeat the Nazis in World War II
They served together every day in Iraq for 15 months. 14 years later, the doorbell rang
Santa at War: A visual history of Jolly Old St. Nick in the unlikeliest of places
How the Sgt. Maj. of the Army earned two Bronze Stars with Valor
‘Jingle Bells’ was the first song performed in space because 2 military pilots pranked NASA
He never thought he’d make it out of Iraq alive. Now, he’s the Army’s top enlisted leader
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