History(Page 26)

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

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How The Korean War Started 65 Years Ago
History

How The Korean War Started 65 Years Ago

By Stephen Carlson

Posted on Jun 30, 2015

Korean Family Honors Korean War Vets With An Annual Feast To Thank Them For Their Service
Military Life

Korean Family Honors Korean War Vets With An Annual Feast To Thank Them For Their Service

By Dennis L. Anderson

Posted on Jun 30, 2015

How The Rangers Became The Badass Fighting Force They Are Today
News

How The Rangers Became The Badass Fighting Force They Are Today

By Christian Beekman

Posted on Jun 24, 2015

The Army Air Forces Dominated The Skies Of World War II
News

The Army Air Forces Dominated The Skies Of World War II

By Jason Nulton

Posted on Jun 19, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The Soldier Who Destroyed An Enemy Mortar Position With A Jammed M-16
News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Soldier Who Destroyed An Enemy Mortar Position With A Jammed M-16

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Jun 19, 2015

5 Lessons About Life And Business From All-Black Military Units In World War II
History

5 Lessons About Life And Business From All-Black Military Units In World War II

By Chad Storlie

Posted on Jun 18, 2015

How A Drunk Decision By A Terrible Commanding Officer Led To A Medal Of Honor
Military Life

How A Drunk Decision By A Terrible Commanding Officer Led To A Medal Of Honor

By Angry Staff Officer

Posted on Jun 10, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The Guardsman Who Gave His Life For His Children On Memorial Day
History

UNSUNG HEROES: The Guardsman Who Gave His Life For His Children On Memorial Day

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Jun 4, 2015

The Long History Of Presidential Scandal And US Politics
History

The Long History Of Presidential Scandal And US Politics

By Jason Nulton

Posted on Jun 3, 2015

6 Badass Lines From Patton’s Famously Vulgar Speech
History

6 Badass Lines From Patton’s Famously Vulgar Speech

By Corey Adwar

Posted on May 29, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The Army Scout Who Swam Through A River And Cut Through An Electric Fence
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UNSUNG HEROES: The Army Scout Who Swam Through A River And Cut Through An Electric Fence

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

Posted on May 28, 2015

How I Am Teaching My Children The Meaning Of Memorial Day
History

How I Am Teaching My Children The Meaning Of Memorial Day

By Michelle Villarreal Zook

Posted on May 23, 2015

The Pararescueman Who Saved 19 Lives Under Enemy Fire
Tech & Tactics

The Pararescueman Who Saved 19 Lives Under Enemy Fire

By Corey Adwar

Posted on May 21, 2015

See What Medal Of Honor Recipient Ryan Pitts Told Graduating Students During A Commencement Speech
Military Life

See What Medal Of Honor Recipient Ryan Pitts Told Graduating Students During A Commencement Speech

By Corey Adwar

Posted on May 20, 2015

The Heartbreaking Story Behind The Dustoff 7-3 Rescues In Afghanistan
History

The Heartbreaking Story Behind The Dustoff 7-3 Rescues In Afghanistan

By Erik Sabiston

Posted on May 19, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The Marine Who Lost A Leg In Iraq And Became A Georgia State Trooper
News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Marine Who Lost A Leg In Iraq And Became A Georgia State Trooper

By Corey Adwar

Posted on May 14, 2015

How One Night Of Drinking Led To One Of History’s Greatest Command Teams
History

How One Night Of Drinking Led To One Of History’s Greatest Command Teams

By Crispin Burke

Posted on May 12, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The Lance Corporal (Now Turned Sheriff) Who Carried 7 Marines Out Of A Deadly Ambush
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UNSUNG HEROES: The Lance Corporal (Now Turned Sheriff) Who Carried 7 Marines Out Of A Deadly Ambush

By Corey Adwar

Posted on May 7, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Medic Overcame Gunfire And A Broken Leg To Save 14 Soldiers
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UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Medic Overcame Gunfire And A Broken Leg To Save 14 Soldiers

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

Posted on Apr 30, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The Soldier And His Sons Who Saved A Teenage Car Accident Victim
History

UNSUNG HEROES: The Soldier And His Sons Who Saved A Teenage Car Accident Victim

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Apr 23, 2015

10 Extraordinary Quotes About War From Ernie Pyle
History

10 Extraordinary Quotes About War From Ernie Pyle

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Apr 18, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: This Navy SEAL Kept Fighting After Getting Shot 27 Times
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UNSUNG HEROES: This Navy SEAL Kept Fighting After Getting Shot 27 Times

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Apr 16, 2015

The Bold Civil War Raid That Led To The First-Ever Medal Of Honor
Military Life

The Bold Civil War Raid That Led To The First-Ever Medal Of Honor

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Apr 13, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The World War II Chaplain Who Survived The Bataan Death March
History

UNSUNG HEROES: The World War II Chaplain Who Survived The Bataan Death March

By Jason Nulton

Posted on Apr 9, 2015

Watch American Soldiers Get Attacked By The Taliban, Keep Grilling Steaks
News

Watch American Soldiers Get Attacked By The Taliban, Keep Grilling Steaks

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Apr 8, 2015

Winston Churchill Gave One Of The Most Poignant Quotes Ever About Warfare
History

Winston Churchill Gave One Of The Most Poignant Quotes Ever About Warfare

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Apr 7, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: This Airman Exposed Himself To Extreme Enemy Fire To Protect Wounded Comrades
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UNSUNG HEROES: This Airman Exposed Himself To Extreme Enemy Fire To Protect Wounded Comrades

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Apr 2, 2015

Some Of America’s Most Famous Military Deserters
Military Life

Some Of America’s Most Famous Military Deserters

By James Clark

Posted on Mar 27, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Reservist Saved A Crowd From A Suicide Bomber
News

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Reservist Saved A Crowd From A Suicide Bomber

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

Posted on Mar 26, 2015

A Curious Dog Unearths Korean War Veteran’s Purple Heart
Military Life

A Curious Dog Unearths Korean War Veteran’s Purple Heart

By James Clark

Posted on Mar 24, 2015

How I Learned To Heal After Losing My Husband In Afghanistan
History

How I Learned To Heal After Losing My Husband In Afghanistan

By Nicki Bunting

Posted on Mar 18, 2015

‘Beyond The Call’ Captures An Airman’s Heroic Covert Mission To Rescue POWs During WWII
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‘Beyond The Call’ Captures An Airman’s Heroic Covert Mission To Rescue POWs During WWII

By Jason Nulton

Posted on Mar 16, 2015

The Hard Calculus Of Immorality And Conflict
News

The Hard Calculus Of Immorality And Conflict

By Carl Forsling

Posted on Mar 12, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: This Marine Singlehandedly Cleared An Enemy Trench During The Invasion Of Iraq
News

UNSUNG HEROES: This Marine Singlehandedly Cleared An Enemy Trench During The Invasion Of Iraq

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Mar 5, 2015

Here’s What A Journalist Reported From A Crowded Landing Craft Hours Before D-Day
History

Here’s What A Journalist Reported From A Crowded Landing Craft Hours Before D-Day

By Lauren Katzenberg

Posted on Feb 20, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The Private Who Burned His Hands To Save His Fallen Brothers
Military Life

UNSUNG HEROES: The Private Who Burned His Hands To Save His Fallen Brothers

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

Posted on Feb 19, 2015

117 Years Later, The Sinking Of The USS Maine Remains A Mystery
News

117 Years Later, The Sinking Of The USS Maine Remains A Mystery

By Jason Nulton

Posted on Feb 14, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: These A-10 Pilots Intentionally Drew Enemy Fire To Protect Trapped Marines
News

UNSUNG HEROES: These A-10 Pilots Intentionally Drew Enemy Fire To Protect Trapped Marines

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Feb 12, 2015

Here’s What History Can Teach Us About The US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
News

Here’s What History Can Teach Us About The US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

By Kevin Bell

Posted on Feb 10, 2015

How Brian Williams’ War Memories Could Have Failed Him
News

How Brian Williams’ War Memories Could Have Failed Him

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Feb 10, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Captain Rescued Iraq’s Zoo Animals From Looters, Bombs, And Starvation
News

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Captain Rescued Iraq’s Zoo Animals From Looters, Bombs, And Starvation

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Feb 5, 2015

Nothing Was Out Of Al Webb’s Reach from Civil Rights, The Space Race, Jonestown, and War
History

Nothing Was Out Of Al Webb’s Reach from Civil Rights, The Space Race, Jonestown, and War

By James Clark

Posted on Feb 5, 2015

Why This Medal Of Honor Recipient Keeps His Medal Crumpled Up In His Pocket
Military Life

Why This Medal Of Honor Recipient Keeps His Medal Crumpled Up In His Pocket

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Jan 29, 2015

Vets Who Want To Fight ISIS Can Learn Something From Old Fights In The African Bush
Military Life

Vets Who Want To Fight ISIS Can Learn Something From Old Fights In The African Bush

By Christian Beekman

Posted on Jan 23, 2015

UNSUNG HEROES: The Guardsman Who Saved His Crew From A Live Grenade Inside A Tank
Military Life

UNSUNG HEROES: The Guardsman Who Saved His Crew From A Live Grenade Inside A Tank

By Lorianne Woodrow Moss

Posted on Jan 22, 2015

An Afghanistan Veteran Calls Out ISIS
Opinion

An Afghanistan Veteran Calls Out ISIS

By James Clark

Posted on Jan 20, 2015

US Troops Have Been In Combat During Christmas Since America’s Founding
Military Life

US Troops Have Been In Combat During Christmas Since America’s Founding

By Jason Nulton

Posted on Dec 24, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Sergeant Set Himself On Fire Rescuing 6 Soldiers
News

UNSUNG HEROES: This Army Sergeant Set Himself On Fire Rescuing 6 Soldiers

By Corey Adwar

Posted on Dec 18, 2014

The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor Was About Oil
History

The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor Was About Oil

By Stephen Carlson

Posted on Dec 8, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The Corpsman Who Ignored His Own Wounds In An IED Attack
News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Corpsman Who Ignored His Own Wounds In An IED Attack

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Dec 5, 2014

The Story Behind The First Submarine To Sink A Warship
News

The Story Behind The First Submarine To Sink A Warship

By Stephen Carlson

Posted on Dec 4, 2014

Searching For My Flag In Fallujah
History

Searching For My Flag In Fallujah

By Chad Russell

Posted on Nov 20, 2014

First Armed Predator Pilot Speaks Out
Tech & Tactics

First Armed Predator Pilot Speaks Out

By TPIntern

Posted on Nov 19, 2014

The History Of Video Games And The Military
Culture

The History Of Video Games And The Military

By Christian Beekman

Posted on Nov 17, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The 77 People On The Bin Laden Raid Who Are Staying Quiet
Military Life

UNSUNG HEROES: The 77 People On The Bin Laden Raid Who Are Staying Quiet

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Nov 14, 2014

10 Leadership Lessons from One Of Britain’s Greatest Soldiers
History

10 Leadership Lessons from One Of Britain’s Greatest Soldiers

By Crispin Burke

Posted on Nov 13, 2014

What The Civil War Can Teach Us About Women In Combat
News

What The Civil War Can Teach Us About Women In Combat

By Anna Granville

Posted on Nov 10, 2014

Robert O’Neill Is Not The Hero Of The Bin Laden Raid
News

Robert O’Neill Is Not The Hero Of The Bin Laden Raid

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Nov 8, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The Double Amputee Who Refused To Quit The NYC Marathon
Military Life

UNSUNG HEROES: The Double Amputee Who Refused To Quit The NYC Marathon

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Nov 7, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The Naval Officer Who Gave His Life To Protect His Fellow Sailors
News

UNSUNG HEROES: The Naval Officer Who Gave His Life To Protect His Fellow Sailors

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Oct 31, 2014

The Story That Brought Down The Senate’s First Iraq War Vet Was Planted By Republicans
Military Life

The Story That Brought Down The Senate’s First Iraq War Vet Was Planted By Republicans

By Lauren Katzenberg

Posted on Oct 31, 2014

4 Blackwater Guards Found Guilty Of Nisour Square Shootings
News

4 Blackwater Guards Found Guilty Of Nisour Square Shootings

By Lauren Katzenberg

Posted on Oct 23, 2014

UNSUNG HEROES: The Airman Who Gave His Life During The Initial Invasion Of Afghanistan
History

UNSUNG HEROES: The Airman Who Gave His Life During The Initial Invasion Of Afghanistan

By Brian Adam Jones

Posted on Oct 17, 2014

The Historic And Evolving Role Of Women In The Military
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The Historic And Evolving Role Of Women In The Military

By Rachel A. Brune

Posted on Oct 16, 2014