History(Page 22)

Profiles, explainers, and other stories that dig into military history.

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Watch This Triple-Amputee Iraq Vet Win His First Competitive Jiu-Jitsu Match Watch This Triple-Amputee Iraq Vet Win His First Competitive Jiu-Jitsu Match

/ Jul 31 2017

World War I Started On This Day In 1914. This Animated Map Shows How The Conflict Swept The Globe World War I Started On This Day In 1914. This Animated Map Shows How The Conflict Swept The Globe

/ Jul 28 2017

Vietnam Combat Medic To Receive MoH For Actions During Devastating Battle Vietnam Combat Medic To Receive MoH For Actions During Devastating Battle

By Adam Linehan

/ Jul 28 2017

A WWII Vet Was Docked Pay For Escaping His German Captors. Now He Wants His $13 Back A WWII Vet Was Docked Pay For Escaping His German Captors. Now He Wants His $13 Back

/ Jul 26 2017

A Battle Of Dunkirk Veteran Gives The New Film An Emotional Review A Battle Of Dunkirk Veteran Gives The New Film An Emotional Review

/ Jul 24 2017

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This Keyboard Warrior’s Rant About An Iwo Jima Parody Photo Is Unhinged Anti-American Nonsense This Keyboard Warrior’s Rant About An Iwo Jima Parody Photo Is Unhinged Anti-American Nonsense

By Jack Mandaville

/ Jul 18 2017

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The Campaign To Free Clint Lorance Was Just Dealt A Devastating Blow The Campaign To Free Clint Lorance Was Just Dealt A Devastating Blow

By Adam Linehan

/ Jul 11 2017

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Hobby Lobby Breaks General Order No. 1 In The Most Epic Way Imaginable Hobby Lobby Breaks General Order No. 1 In The Most Epic Way Imaginable

By Adam Weinstein

/ Jul 6 2017

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A-10 Pilot Awarded Silver Star For Unleashing Hell On Iraqi Army in 2003 A-10 Pilot Awarded Silver Star For Unleashing Hell On Iraqi Army in 2003

By Adam Linehan

/ Jun 30 2017

Fort Bragg Paratroopers Head To Afghanistan This Week Fort Bragg Paratroopers Head To Afghanistan This Week

/ Jun 30 2017

100-Year-Old Letter Proves Salty Vets Always Thought They Knew Better Than Anyone Else 100-Year-Old Letter Proves Salty Vets Always Thought They Knew Better Than Anyone Else

By Adam Weinstein

/ Jun 28 2017

5 Mothballed Military Weapons We’d like To See Brought Back ASAP 5 Mothballed Military Weapons We’d like To See Brought Back ASAP

By Francis Horton

/ Jun 27 2017

Why ‘War Machine’ Is The Most Realistic Film About The War In Afghanistan Ever Made Why ‘War Machine’ Is The Most Realistic Film About The War In Afghanistan Ever Made

By Task & Purpose

/ Jun 26 2017

How War Makes Legends Out Of Ordinary Men How War Makes Legends Out Of Ordinary Men

By Sarah Sicard

/ Jun 26 2017

A Clandestine Cold War Military Unit Steps Into The Light A Clandestine Cold War Military Unit Steps Into The Light

/ Jun 26 2017

Westboro Baptist Church Plans To Protest Funeral Of Soldier Killed In Afghanistan Westboro Baptist Church Plans To Protest Funeral Of Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

/ Jun 23 2017

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Marine Veteran Becomes Police Officer After Losing His Leg To An IED In Iraq Marine Veteran Becomes Police Officer After Losing His Leg To An IED In Iraq

/ Jun 22 2017

If He Hadn’t Seen Combat, JRR Tolkien May Have Never Written A Word If He Hadn’t Seen Combat, JRR Tolkien May Have Never Written A Word

By Elliot Ackerman

/ Jun 21 2017

‘The Hurt Locker’ Is The Worst War Film Ever Made. Here’s Why ‘The Hurt Locker’ Is The Worst War Film Ever Made. Here’s Why

By Task & Purpose

/ Jun 14 2017

Vietnam Vet James McCloughan To Receive Medal Of Honor From Trump Vietnam Vet James McCloughan To Receive Medal Of Honor From Trump

/ Jun 13 2017

Why Wonder Woman Is The Hero World War I Always Needed Why Wonder Woman Is The Hero World War I Always Needed

By Angry Staff Officer

/ Jun 13 2017

5 True Stories About The Military’s Paranormal Activity Research 5 True Stories About The Military’s Paranormal Activity Research

/ Jun 8 2017

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Jack O’Neill, WWII Navy Vet Who Revolutionized Surfing, Dies At 94 Jack O’Neill, WWII Navy Vet Who Revolutionized Surfing, Dies At 94

By Adam Linehan

/ Jun 6 2017

This Wounded Soldier Came Back From Afghanistan A Hero. Then He Was Demoted This Wounded Soldier Came Back From Afghanistan A Hero. Then He Was Demoted

/ Jun 5 2017

7 Ways Donuts Changed The Military Forever 7 Ways Donuts Changed The Military Forever

By Adam Weinstein

/ Jun 2 2017

Netflix’s ‘War Machine’ Gets It Right On Everything That’s Wrong With COIN Netflix’s ‘War Machine’ Gets It Right On Everything That’s Wrong With COIN

/ May 26 2017

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Robert Mueller Has A Decorated Combat Record As A Marine Who Fought In Vietnam Robert Mueller Has A Decorated Combat Record As A Marine Who Fought In Vietnam

By Jared Keller

/ May 18 2017

6 Freaky Weapons That Came Out Of The Civil War 6 Freaky Weapons That Came Out Of The Civil War

By Francis Horton

/ May 17 2017

Watch This Guy Smoke 74-Year-Old Cigarettes From A World War II K-Ration Watch This Guy Smoke 74-Year-Old Cigarettes From A World War II K-Ration

By Sarah Sicard

/ May 16 2017

A Thermonuclear Bomb Slammed Into A North Carolina Farm In 1961. Part Of It Is Still Missing A Thermonuclear Bomb Slammed Into A North Carolina Farm In 1961. Part Of It Is Still Missing

/ May 13 2017

The Oldest Living World War II Veteran’s Secret To Long Life: Whiskey And Cigars The Oldest Living World War II Veteran’s Secret To Long Life: Whiskey And Cigars

By Jared Keller

/ May 12 2017

A Brief History Of Jody, The Original ‘Mr Steal Your Girl’ A Brief History Of Jody, The Original ‘Mr Steal Your Girl’

By Sarah Sicard

/ May 11 2017

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Sending More US Troops To Afghanistan Shows How Little We Learned From Vietnam Sending More US Troops To Afghanistan Shows How Little We Learned From Vietnam

By Stephen Carlson

/ May 10 2017

How Much Did We Actually Achieve By Dropping The MOAB In Afghanistan? How Much Did We Actually Achieve By Dropping The MOAB In Afghanistan?

/ May 5 2017

This Combat Photographer Kept Snapping Until Her Last Moment This Combat Photographer Kept Snapping Until Her Last Moment

By Sarah Sicard

/ May 1 2017

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72 Years Ago, The US Army Blew Up A Giant Swastika In Nazi Germany 72 Years Ago, The US Army Blew Up A Giant Swastika In Nazi Germany

By Sarah Sicard

/ Apr 25 2017

Remembering the lost troops of Operation Eagle Claw, the failed Iranian embassy hostage rescue mission Remembering the lost troops of Operation Eagle Claw, the failed Iranian embassy hostage rescue mission

By Jared Keller

/ Apr 24 2017

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Did Lee Harvey Oswald Act Alone? An Army Vet’s Investigation Suggests Otherwise Did Lee Harvey Oswald Act Alone? An Army Vet’s Investigation Suggests Otherwise

By Lauren Katzenberg

/ Apr 21 2017

Untold Stories Of The Harlem Hellfighters Of World War I Untold Stories Of The Harlem Hellfighters Of World War I

/ Apr 20 2017

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Meet The Army Vet Who Wrote ‘Sand Castle,’ Netflix’s New Iraq War Drama Meet The Army Vet Who Wrote ‘Sand Castle,’ Netflix’s New Iraq War Drama

By Adam Linehan

/ Apr 18 2017

New Book Provides Inside Look At One Man’s 6-Year Struggle As A Vietnam POW New Book Provides Inside Look At One Man’s 6-Year Struggle As A Vietnam POW

By Carl Forsling

/ Apr 18 2017

24 Hours After Getting Shot In The Head In Afghanistan, This PJ Went Back To The Fight 24 Hours After Getting Shot In The Head In Afghanistan, This PJ Went Back To The Fight

/ Apr 13 2017

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Every President Since Teddy Roosevelt Has Owned One Of These Navy Clocks Every President Since Teddy Roosevelt Has Owned One Of These Navy Clocks

By Sarah Sicard

/ Apr 11 2017

Why The Pentagon Is A Pentagon, And 6 Other Weird Facts About DoD’s HQ Why The Pentagon Is A Pentagon, And 6 Other Weird Facts About DoD’s HQ

By Adam Weinstein

/ Apr 11 2017

Why The Wild Men Of No Man’s Land Endure, 100 Years Later Why The Wild Men Of No Man’s Land Endure, 100 Years Later

By Sarah Sicard

/ Apr 7 2017

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Coffee Was So Important To The Army That GI Joe Gave It His Name Coffee Was So Important To The Army That GI Joe Gave It His Name

By Sarah Sicard

/ Apr 7 2017

Meet The Ex-CIA Agent Who Served In Iraq And Writes Batman Comics Now Meet The Ex-CIA Agent Who Served In Iraq And Writes Batman Comics Now

/ Apr 5 2017

Meet ‘The Most Armed Man In America’ And His Insane Arsenal Meet ‘The Most Armed Man In America’ And His Insane Arsenal

By Jared Keller

/ Apr 4 2017

6 Ways World War I Still Affects The Way You Serve 6 Ways World War I Still Affects The Way You Serve

By Miranda Summers Lowe

/ Apr 4 2017

This Is What It’s Like To Eat A 75-Year-Old Field Ration From World War II This Is What It’s Like To Eat A 75-Year-Old Field Ration From World War II

By Adam Linehan

/ Apr 4 2017

Brad Pitt Is Here To Save Afghanistan In The First Full Trailer For Netflix’s ‘War Machine’ Brad Pitt Is Here To Save Afghanistan In The First Full Trailer For Netflix’s ‘War Machine’

By Jared Keller

/ Apr 3 2017

‘Dunkirk’ Might Just Be The Best WWII Movie Since ‘Saving Private Ryan’ ‘Dunkirk’ Might Just Be The Best WWII Movie Since ‘Saving Private Ryan’

By Jared Keller

/ Mar 30 2017

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9 Must-See Photos From A Marine’s Eye View Of The Vietnam War 9 Must-See Photos From A Marine’s Eye View Of The Vietnam War

By Sarah Sicard

/ Mar 29 2017

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Vietnam Vets Bore An Immense Burden So Future Generations Wouldn’t Have To Vietnam Vets Bore An Immense Burden So Future Generations Wouldn’t Have To

/ Mar 29 2017

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Jim Webb Is Still Paying For Saying ‘Women Can’t Fight’ Jim Webb Is Still Paying For Saying ‘Women Can’t Fight’

By Sarah Sicard

/ Mar 28 2017

These Vietnam Vets Are Sick And Blame Agent Orange, But VA Won’t Pay These Vietnam Vets Are Sick And Blame Agent Orange, But VA Won’t Pay

/ Mar 25 2017

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New Iraq War Film Focuses On Fierce Bond Between Marine And Her Working Dog New Iraq War Film Focuses On Fierce Bond Between Marine And Her Working Dog

By Adam Linehan

/ Mar 21 2017

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For First Time Ever, There Were No Combat Amputations For A Year In The Long War For First Time Ever, There Were No Combat Amputations For A Year In The Long War

By Adam Weinstein

/ Mar 20 2017

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My War Turns 14 Today, And I’m Happy That I Don’t Care My War Turns 14 Today, And I’m Happy That I Don’t Care

By Jack Mandaville

/ Mar 20 2017

Here’s What Mosul Looked Like When US Troops Invaded It The First Time Here’s What Mosul Looked Like When US Troops Invaded It The First Time

By Adam Linehan

/ Mar 17 2017

Nazi Soldiers On Crystal Meth Really Put The ‘Blitz’ In Blitzkrieg Nazi Soldiers On Crystal Meth Really Put The ‘Blitz’ In Blitzkrieg

By Sarah Sicard

/ Mar 17 2017

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What Politicians Don’t Understand About The War In Afghanistan What Politicians Don’t Understand About The War In Afghanistan

/ Mar 17 2017

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Poland ‘100 Percent’ Sure Minnesota Man, 98, Was Brutal Nazi SS Officer Poland ‘100 Percent’ Sure Minnesota Man, 98, Was Brutal Nazi SS Officer

By Adam Linehan

/ Mar 14 2017

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The Unbelievable Story Of A Texas Businessman Who Launched A Freelance Commando Raid in Iran The Unbelievable Story Of A Texas Businessman Who Launched A Freelance Commando Raid in Iran

By Matthew Gault

/ Mar 11 2017