Past Conflicts(Page 13)

Stories that focus on America's wars, from Iraq and Afghanistan, to Vietnam, Korea, and World War I and II.

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The Pacific Band of Brothers HBO Tom Hardy Rami Malek
World War II

Why ‘The Pacific’ is legions better than ‘Band Of Brothers’

By Brad Howard

Posted on Nov 23, 2018

‘Battlefield V’ is a buggy, yet totally fun return to World War II
World War II

‘Battlefield V’ is a buggy, yet totally fun return to World War II

By James Clark

Posted on Nov 22, 2018

Manila Massacred: Remembering One of the Pacific War’s Nastiest Battles
World War II

Manila Massacred: Remembering One of the Pacific War’s Nastiest Battles

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Nov 21, 2018

Army Plans To Charge Green Beret For Alleged Murder Of Taliban Bomb-Maker, Attorney Says
Afghanistan War

Army Plans To Charge Green Beret For Alleged Murder Of Taliban Bomb-Maker, Attorney Says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 20, 2018

Army Adopts World War II ‘Pink And Greens’ Uniform For All Soldiers
World War II

Army Adopts World War II ‘Pink And Greens’ Uniform For All Soldiers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 12, 2018

‘You know the sacrifice now’ — 2 post-9/11 Medal of Honor recipients on the importance of war stories
Afghanistan War

‘You know the sacrifice now’ — 2 post-9/11 Medal of Honor recipients on the importance of war stories

By James Clark

Posted on Nov 10, 2018

On A CIA Mission In Laos This Airman Held Off An Assault For Hours With Just A Radio And An M-16
Vietnam War

On A CIA Mission In Laos This Airman Held Off An Assault For Hours With Just A Radio And An M-16

By James Clark

Posted on Nov 9, 2018

2 Powerful Quotes About Civility From An Iraq War Veteran
Iraq War

2 Powerful Quotes About Civility From An Iraq War Veteran

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Nov 2, 2018

My Son Was Killed In Iraq. I Found Closure With The Marines Who Were With Him When He Died
Iraq War

My Son Was Killed In Iraq. I Found Closure With The Marines Who Were With Him When He Died

By Derek Davey

Posted on Oct 29, 2018

Norwegian Commando Who Led Daring Raid To Thwart Nazi Atomic Program Dead At 99
World War II

Norwegian Commando Who Led Daring Raid To Thwart Nazi Atomic Program Dead At 99

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 26, 2018

The Army Tried To Bury A Critical Report On All Its Failings In The Iraq War
Iraq War

The Army Tried To Bury A Critical Report On All Its Failings In The Iraq War

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Oct 23, 2018

Remembering The 2 Army Rangers Who Were The First Combat-Related Deaths Of The Afghan War
Afghanistan War

Remembering The 2 Army Rangers Who Were The First Combat-Related Deaths Of The Afghan War

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 20, 2018

The Biggest Equalizer In The Military Is A Piss Tube In The Middle Of The Iraqi Desert
Iraq War

The Biggest Equalizer In The Military Is A Piss Tube In The Middle Of The Iraqi Desert

By Luke Flowers

Posted on Oct 19, 2018

Eisenhower On ‘Leading From Within’ And The Art Of Collaborative Leadership
World War II

Eisenhower On ‘Leading From Within’ And The Art Of Collaborative Leadership

By Ken Weisbrode

Posted on Oct 18, 2018

Heroic Vietnam Veteran Receives Medal Of Honor For Saving More Than 20 Marines
Vietnam War

Heroic Vietnam Veteran Receives Medal Of Honor For Saving More Than 20 Marines

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 18, 2018

Peter Jackson’s New Documentary Shows World War I As You’ve Never Seen It Before
World War I

Peter Jackson’s New Documentary Shows World War I As You’ve Never Seen It Before

By James Clark

Posted on Oct 15, 2018

The Top American General In Vietnam Considered Using Nukes During The Siege Of Khe Sanh, New Documents Reveal
Vietnam War

The Top American General In Vietnam Considered Using Nukes During The Siege Of Khe Sanh, New Documents Reveal

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 6, 2018

‘They Could Have Run But Did Not’: Read John Kelly’s Letter For 2 Heroic Marines Who Stopped A Suicide Bomber
Iraq War

‘They Could Have Run But Did Not’: Read John Kelly’s Letter For 2 Heroic Marines Who Stopped A Suicide Bomber

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 6, 2018

‘For Heavens Sake Stop It’: How A WWI Army Officer Stopped Friendly Fire From Hitting His Men
World War I

‘For Heavens Sake Stop It’: How A WWI Army Officer Stopped Friendly Fire From Hitting His Men

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 5, 2018

Netflix Just Announced A ‘Medal Of Honor’ Series That Recreates Some Of The Most Incredible Acts Of Valor From WWII To Post-9/11
World War II

Netflix Just Announced A ‘Medal Of Honor’ Series That Recreates Some Of The Most Incredible Acts Of Valor From WWII To Post-9/11

By James Clark

Posted on Oct 4, 2018

Marine Sergeant Major To Receive Medal Of Honor For Risking His Life To Save Wounded Comrades In Vietnam
Vietnam War

Marine Sergeant Major To Receive Medal Of Honor For Risking His Life To Save Wounded Comrades In Vietnam

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Sep 26, 2018

My Worst Day: In Iraq, When The Approval To Fire Came 10 Seconds Too Late
Iraq War

My Worst Day: In Iraq, When The Approval To Fire Came 10 Seconds Too Late

By Capt. Douglas Wood, USMC

Posted on Sep 24, 2018

Project To Build Vietnam War Museum On National Mall Shuttered Amid Allegations Of Malfeasance
Vietnam War

Project To Build Vietnam War Museum On National Mall Shuttered Amid Allegations Of Malfeasance

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Sep 22, 2018

Full Metal Racket: How An Honest Bid To Preserve The Legacy Of Vietnam Sold Out
Vietnam War

Full Metal Racket: How An Honest Bid To Preserve The Legacy Of Vietnam Sold Out

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Sep 20, 2018

How A Failure Of Decision-Making Put The US On A Road To Disaster In Vietnam
Vietnam War

How A Failure Of Decision-Making Put The US On A Road To Disaster In Vietnam

By Brian VanDeMark

Posted on Sep 19, 2018

How The ‘Golden Hour’ Created A Crisis In Care For The Deployed Warfighter
Afghanistan War

How The ‘Golden Hour’ Created A Crisis In Care For The Deployed Warfighter

By Dr. Kai Engstad

Posted on Sep 17, 2018

‘I Was Sh*tting All Over Their Country’: Doing My Doody On An Iraqi Roadside
Iraq War

‘I Was Sh*tting All Over Their Country’: Doing My Doody On An Iraqi Roadside

By Luke Flowers

Posted on Sep 11, 2018

The Dog I Brought Home From Afghanistan Actually Rescued Us
Afghanistan War

The Dog I Brought Home From Afghanistan Actually Rescued Us

By Tessa Poppe, Council of the Former Enlisted

Posted on Aug 29, 2018

Read The Full Citation For Air Force Tech Sgt. John Chapman’s Medal Of Honor
Afghanistan War

Read The Full Citation For Air Force Tech Sgt. John Chapman’s Medal Of Honor

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Aug 23, 2018

After 16 Years, Air Force Tech Sgt. John Chapman Finally Receives The Medal Of Honor
Afghanistan War

After 16 Years, Air Force Tech Sgt. John Chapman Finally Receives The Medal Of Honor

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 22, 2018

Behold! A vintage ‘woobie’ jacket from the Vietnam War
Vietnam War

Behold! A vintage ‘woobie’ jacket from the Vietnam War

By James Clark

Posted on Aug 22, 2018

They Were America’s First Female Soldiers. Now They’re Getting The Recognition They Deserve
World War I

They Were America’s First Female Soldiers. Now They’re Getting The Recognition They Deserve

By Julie Zeilinger

Posted on Aug 22, 2018

Army Special Operations Pilot Killed In Iraq Was On His 9th Combat Deployment
Iraq War

Army Special Operations Pilot Killed In Iraq Was On His 9th Combat Deployment

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 21, 2018

A World War II Bomber Lies Deep In A North Carolina Lake. The Pilot’s Bride Witnessed The Crash
World War II

A World War II Bomber Lies Deep In A North Carolina Lake. The Pilot’s Bride Witnessed The Crash

Posted on Aug 17, 2018

Aretha Franklin, Dead At 76, Inadvertently Recorded One Of Vietnam’s Best Protest Songs
Vietnam War

Aretha Franklin, Dead At 76, Inadvertently Recorded One Of Vietnam’s Best Protest Songs

By Jared Keller

Posted on Aug 16, 2018

So You Want A Desert Storm Memorial? Here’s What It Should Actually Look Like
Gulf War

So You Want A Desert Storm Memorial? Here’s What It Should Actually Look Like

By Scott Almhjell

Posted on Aug 10, 2018

Air Force Releases Video Of John Chapman’s Final Heroic Moments That Earned Him The Medal Of Honor
Afghanistan War

Air Force Releases Video Of John Chapman’s Final Heroic Moments That Earned Him The Medal Of Honor

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Aug 9, 2018

An Interview With The Comic Mastermind Behind ‘Terminal Lance’
Iraq War

An Interview With The Comic Mastermind Behind ‘Terminal Lance’

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Aug 7, 2018

Iraq War Combat Vet’s Wife Rips Into Trump As She’s Deported After Begging Him For Help
Iraq War

Iraq War Combat Vet’s Wife Rips Into Trump As She’s Deported After Begging Him For Help

Posted on Aug 3, 2018

Why ‘Band Of Brothers’ Lasts: A Perspective From One Of Its Writers
World War II

Why ‘Band Of Brothers’ Lasts: A Perspective From One Of Its Writers

By John Orloff

Posted on Aug 3, 2018

Air Force Tech Sgt. John Chapman Will Be Awarded The Medal Of Honor In August
Afghanistan War

Air Force Tech Sgt. John Chapman Will Be Awarded The Medal Of Honor In August

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Jul 28, 2018

Gen George S. Patton: Tough. Pugnacious. Poet?
World War II

Gen George S. Patton: Tough. Pugnacious. Poet?

By Adam Weinstein

Posted on Jul 26, 2018

This Weird Fighter Got The First Air-To-Air Kill Of The Korean War
Korean War

This Weird Fighter Got The First Air-To-Air Kill Of The Korean War

By Brad Howard

Posted on Jul 9, 2018

As Kelly Eyes The Door, A Look Back At Him And Mattis Firing A Colonel In The Iraq War
Iraq War

As Kelly Eyes The Door, A Look Back At Him And Mattis Firing A Colonel In The Iraq War

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Jul 3, 2018

This Army Hero Fought Off 600 Nazis Virtually Alone. Now He’s Getting The Medal Of Honor
World War II

This Army Hero Fought Off 600 Nazis Virtually Alone. Now He’s Getting The Medal Of Honor

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 26, 2018

Far Cry 5’s Vietnam Expansion Is ‘Rambo’ Meets ‘Tropic Thunder’
Vietnam War

Far Cry 5’s Vietnam Expansion Is ‘Rambo’ Meets ‘Tropic Thunder’

By James Clark

Posted on Jun 15, 2018

Farewell To Lt. Gen. Bernard Trainor, The Marine Who Chronicled Iraq As A Journalist
Iraq War

Farewell To Lt. Gen. Bernard Trainor, The Marine Who Chronicled Iraq As A Journalist

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Jun 4, 2018

Medal of Honor Nominee John Chapman Is Getting a Film About His Life
Afghanistan War

Medal of Honor Nominee John Chapman Is Getting a Film About His Life

By Brad Howard

Posted on May 25, 2018

Marines Remember Robert Mueller In Combat in Vietnam (And Mueller Himself On Ranger School)
Vietnam War

Marines Remember Robert Mueller In Combat in Vietnam (And Mueller Himself On Ranger School)

By Tom Ricks

Posted on May 22, 2018

Listen To Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill Talk About The Raid That Killed Osama Bin Laden
Afghanistan War

Listen To Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill Talk About The Raid That Killed Osama Bin Laden

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 17, 2018

The Secret Christmas Day Dogfight Of World War II
World War II

The Secret Christmas Day Dogfight Of World War II

By Sam Kleiner

Posted on May 17, 2018

7 Fascinating Facts About Robert Mueller’s Time As A Vietnam Marine
Vietnam War

7 Fascinating Facts About Robert Mueller’s Time As A Vietnam Marine

By Adam Weinstein

Posted on May 16, 2018

This Is One Of The More Interesting Iraq War Movie Reviews I’ve Read Lately
Iraq War

This Is One Of The More Interesting Iraq War Movie Reviews I’ve Read Lately

By Tom Ricks

Posted on May 14, 2018

10 Things You Probably Never Knew About ‘Saving Private Ryan’
World War II

10 Things You Probably Never Knew About ‘Saving Private Ryan’

By Lisette Voytko

Posted on May 10, 2018

Read Tabasco’s Hilarious (But On-Point) Cookbook For Troops In Vietnam
Vietnam War

Read Tabasco’s Hilarious (But On-Point) Cookbook For Troops In Vietnam

By James Clark

Posted on May 9, 2018

World War II Vet And OSS Legend Finally Honored With Nation’s Highest Civilian Medal
World War II

World War II Vet And OSS Legend Finally Honored With Nation’s Highest Civilian Medal

By Adam Linehan

Posted on May 8, 2018

Operators Are Bitterly Infighting Over The Latest Medal Of Honor Announcement
Afghanistan War

Operators Are Bitterly Infighting Over The Latest Medal Of Honor Announcement

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 8, 2018

SEAL Team Six Vet Britt Slabinski To Receive Medal Of Honor For Operation Anaconda
Afghanistan War

SEAL Team Six Vet Britt Slabinski To Receive Medal Of Honor For Operation Anaconda

By James Clark

Posted on May 8, 2018

Sylvester Stallone Is Officially Returning For ‘Rambo 5,’ Because Nothing Is Over
Vietnam War

Sylvester Stallone Is Officially Returning For ‘Rambo 5,’ Because Nothing Is Over

By James Clark

Posted on May 8, 2018

2 New Movies Are Profiling One Of The Military’s Most Heroic And Desperate Battles
Afghanistan War

2 New Movies Are Profiling One Of The Military’s Most Heroic And Desperate Battles

By James Clark

Posted on May 3, 2018

WWII Marine Gets His Dying Wish: To Meet Up With A Fellow Guadalcanal Veteran
World War II

WWII Marine Gets His Dying Wish: To Meet Up With A Fellow Guadalcanal Veteran

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on May 1, 2018

‘Eat The Apple’ Is The Belligerent, Unflinchingly Honest Iraq War Memoir We Needed
Iraq War

‘Eat The Apple’ Is The Belligerent, Unflinchingly Honest Iraq War Memoir We Needed

By Matt Young

Posted on Apr 24, 2018

A New Film Reexamines The Haditha Massacre With Troubling Conclusions For The Corps
Iraq War

A New Film Reexamines The Haditha Massacre With Troubling Conclusions For The Corps

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Apr 23, 2018

John Chapman Died Alone On A Mountaintop Fighting Al Qaeda. Now He’s Getting The Medal Of Honor
Afghanistan War

John Chapman Died Alone On A Mountaintop Fighting Al Qaeda. Now He’s Getting The Medal Of Honor

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Apr 21, 2018