Military History

In this video we cover the BAR and it’s role in the famous battle of Iwo Jima. Weighing in at 18 pounds, it was essential for men like Medal of Honor Recipient Private Wilson Watson to take the island culminating in the most famous flag raising video in history. The Iwo Jima flag raising photo joined our nation together in a moment of triumph. Our partner Nixplay allows your family and loved ones to share in moments together. Check out their digital frame and keep your family connected.

Statues have been toppled. Flags have been lowered. America's reckoning with its history of racism has spread across the country and is now casting its eyes toward the sea. Will the names of Navy ships be next?

In the 1990's H&K developed the XM29 OICW to replace the M-16. What followed was a multiple decades-long adventure through...

SOCOM is officially testing out the SIG Sauer MG338 Norma Magnum chambered replacement for the M240 Bravo. Will this finally...

In this video, we discover the cultural changes that played an unseen hand in the development of warfare. Did you...

Why is the US military investing half a billion bucks into fighting underground? Drone swarms and chemical attacks could destroy...

Horseback units were made obsolete by the end of World War I but that didn't stop an Italian Cavalry unit...

The infantry has changed from Ancient Rome to the modern conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. In this video, we discover...

Everyone knows about Army and Marine Corps dogs and horses. Military history shows us they will try anything once, with...

December 16 marks the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. This is the story of Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Francis S. Currey, whose actions helped save the flank of his entire battalion from advancing German soldiers at Malmedy

Military body armor has improved drastically over the last few centuries, and we have the details how

Combat engineers: Destroying things then building them back up

Flask & Purpose discusses great Generals and the speeches they gave upon leaving.

Not many people know the creator of the .50 cal sniper rifle was originally a professional photographer who was inspired while taking photos of Ma Deuce'

The SCAR rifle is loved by special ops. But it's still not going to replace the M4 for everyone.

1. The Wehrmacht was the best at it and their military excellence relied on it. The idea of Mission Command...

Yesterday the New York Times Book Review ran my new survey of books about military history. Here are some highlights:...

An unclassified 1,300-page “unvarnished history” of the Iraq War is at the center of a heated debate among Army leaders...

John Boyd forever changed the way the United States fights wars, both on the ground and in the air. This...

The Red Army lost 9,000 tanks in just two months, July and August 1943. Think about that. The minority white...

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The year 1817 marked a dramatic transformation in the U.S. military establishment. After several people turned down President James Monroe’s...

On a recent flight to Texas the other day I read, for the first time, Tacitus’ study “The Germania,” mainly...

On Sunday the NY Times ran one of my occasional surveys of new books on military history and national security...

As a member of the elite Office of Strategic Services, Frank A. Gleason spent the final year of World War...