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How a pack of emus won against modern soldiers
History

How a pack of emus won against modern soldiers

By Bethaney Phillips

Here’s why the military dosed soldiers with PCP and LSD
History

Here’s why the military dosed soldiers with PCP and LSD

By Bethaney Phillips

women from the 6888th battalion in wwii
History

The only all-Black, all-female battalion that served overseas during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

leonard alvarado medal of honor
History

MoH Monday: Army Specialist Leonard Alvarado

By Jessica Evans

Cathal Brughadid easter uprising plaque
History

An Irish Republican charged an entire battalion of British Soldiers during the Easter Uprising

By Team Mighty

soldier who defected
History

The Army’s notorious ‘Soldier of Misfortune’ tried to defect to Cuba and North Vietnam

By Team Mighty

Today in military history: Operation Rolling Thunder
History

Today in military history: Operation Rolling Thunder

By Team Mighty

k-9
History

Today in military history: US Army establishes ‘K-9 Corps’

By Team Mighty

north korean defector
History

The US defector to North Korea no one ever hears about

By Team Mighty

slabinski
Military News

MoH Monday: Chief Britt Slabinski

By Jessica Evans

project iceworm
History

The icy history of Project Iceworm

By Jessica Evans

7 horrifying atrocities of the Korean War
History

7 horrifying atrocities of the Korean War

By Blake Stilwell

8 amazing facts about Harriet Tubman
History

8 amazing facts about Harriet Tubman

By Blake Stilwell

Japan’s greatest naval leader was almost discharged before World War II began
History

Japan’s greatest naval leader was almost discharged before World War II began

By Team Mighty

This was America’s first operational supersonic strategic bomber
History

This was America’s first operational supersonic strategic bomber

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why Jet Li turned down being Nixon’s personal bodyguard
History

Why Jet Li turned down being Nixon’s personal bodyguard

By Blake Stilwell

Pistol of Hannie Schaft used to kill nazis
History

The teen girl squad who seduced and killed Nazis in occupied Europe

By Team Mighty

putin and jingping
History

India and China may have prevented a nuclear attack on Ukraine

By Team Mighty

falklands war
History

The BBC broadcast Britain’s Falkland War invasion plan before the invasion

By Team Mighty

One of Stalin’s gulags was an island filled with cannibals
History

One of Stalin’s gulags was an island filled with cannibals

By Ruddy Cano

b-52
History

WATCH: That time North Dakota almost experienced its own Chernobyl

By Jessica Evans

How vets answer the ridiculous ‘have you ever killed someone’ question
Military News

How vets answer the ridiculous ‘have you ever killed someone’ question

By Team Mighty

4 awesome missions you didn’t know were done by the Coast Guard
History

4 awesome missions you didn’t know were done by the Coast Guard

By Logan Nye

cat on a navy ship
History

Why these Navy cats spent more time at sea than you

By Eric Milzarski

1980s war movies
Entertainment

Our 12 favorite 1980s war movies

By Bethaney Phillips

How 10 British soldiers escaped a POW camp using spoons
History

How 10 British soldiers escaped a POW camp using spoons

By Bethaney Phillips

How the Marines ripped through the Iraqis in Operation Desert Storm
Military News

How the Marines ripped through the Iraqis in Operation Desert Storm

By James Elphick

9 infamous KGB assassination attempts straight out of spy novels
History

9 infamous KGB assassination attempts straight out of spy novels

By Blake Stilwell

The reason the Royal Navy attacked and sunk an allied fleet during WWII
History

The reason the Royal Navy attacked and sunk an allied fleet during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

propaganda about Japan during WWII, which influenced opinions in Oregon
History

WATCH: How WWII changed Oregon’s economy forever

By Jessica Evans

missouri mormon war
History

WATCH: What was the Missouri Mormon War?

By Jessica Evans

How a Prussian man was accidentally drafted by Nazis and became their lead interrogator
History

How a Prussian man was accidentally drafted by Nazis and became their lead interrogator

By Bethaney Phillips

iwo jima memorial
History

Why Iwo Jima was such an important battle

By Jessica Evans

michigan manufacturing wwi
History

Michigan’s important manufacturing role in WWI

By Jessica Evans

How leftover WWII jeeps kicked off a public transportation craze
History

How leftover WWII jeeps kicked off a public transportation craze

By Miguel Ortiz

These four photos are the only ones ever taken inside a Nazi death camp
History

These four photos are the only ones ever taken inside a Nazi death camp

By Blake Stilwell

Why the Triangle of Death in Iraq was so infamously dangerous
History

Why the Triangle of Death in Iraq was so infamously dangerous

By Ruddy Cano

national university veteran students
Military Life

5 ways National University shows they understand what it means to be a veteran student

By Miguel Ortiz

smoky in helmet
History

The first recorded therapy dog was a WWII combat vet and a Yorkie

By Miguel Ortiz

Tsar Nicholas II refused to approve the Russian Army uniform until he tested it himself
History

Tsar Nicholas II refused to approve the Russian Army uniform until he tested it himself

By Miguel Ortiz

paris davis
History

Colonel Paris Davis received the Medal of Honor nearly 60 years after he earned it in Vietnam

By Miguel Ortiz

marine medal of honor crash
Military News

This Marine received the Medal of Honor for fighting in the air, on land and sea

By Team Mighty

brian thacker in 2008
Tactical

This Medal of Honor recipient hid within enemy earshot for 8 days

By Tim Kirkpatrick

A Green Beret was the inspiration for Colonel Kurtz in ‘Apocalypse Now’
History

A Green Beret was the inspiration for Colonel Kurtz in ‘Apocalypse Now’

By Blake Stilwell

village
History

A French village was abandoned and rebuilt so no one would forget a Nazi war crime

By Team Mighty

Black vet
History

5 inspiring Black vets who fought for civil rights

By Brittany Sulc

That time a Navy admiral left Marines hanging during a Japanese attack
History

That time a Navy admiral left Marines hanging during a Japanese attack

By Harold C. Hutchison

french foreign legion
History

The French Foreign Legion in World War II was filled with Nazis

By Logan Nye

The shortest soldier to fight in Vietnam was a Green Beret
Military News

The shortest soldier to fight in Vietnam was a Green Beret

By Team Mighty

That time North Korean commandos tried to assassinate the South Korean president at home
History

That time North Korean commandos tried to assassinate the South Korean president at home

By Blake Stilwell

Polish eagle scouts stole a tank and liberated a concentration camp in the middle of WWII
History

Polish eagle scouts stole a tank and liberated a concentration camp in the middle of WWII

By Team Mighty

F-4G ‘Wild Weasels’ hunted Surface-to-Air Missiles during Desert Storm
Tactical

F-4G ‘Wild Weasels’ hunted Surface-to-Air Missiles during Desert Storm

By Team Mighty

This was the only mutiny on an American ship in the past 100 years
History

This was the only mutiny on an American ship in the past 100 years

By Team Mighty

The US may have tried to give France nuclear weapons to fight in Vietnam
History

The US may have tried to give France nuclear weapons to fight in Vietnam

By Team Mighty

10 things you didn’t know about the US Marshals Service
History

10 things you didn’t know about the US Marshals Service

By Bethaney Phillips

grave site of saltiest sailor nathan e cook
History

Why this World War II veteran was the saltiest sailor in American history

By Team Mighty

The only ship to surrender to the Japanese was fooled with ‘Trojan Turkeys’
History

The only ship to surrender to the Japanese was fooled with ‘Trojan Turkeys’

By Team Mighty

Every great museum needs a wooden leg
History

Every great museum needs a wooden leg

By Jessica Evans

veteran returning to civilian life
Military Life

6 ways to go full civilian after getting out

By Ruddy Cano

A rogue Soviet submarine might have been destroyed trying to start World War III
Tactical

A rogue Soviet submarine might have been destroyed trying to start World War III

By Team Mighty

This wooden jet fighter showed just how desperate Germany was
History

This wooden jet fighter showed just how desperate Germany was

By Miguel Ortiz

Do you know the history behind Washington D.C.’s underground tunnels?
History

Do you know the history behind Washington D.C.’s underground tunnels?

By Bethaney Phillips

bud anderson watch
History

This watch was designed by the oldest, highest-scoring, living American fighter ace

By Team Mighty

This is how General Pershing’s ‘favorite doughboy’ earned the Medal of Honor
History

This is how General Pershing’s ‘favorite doughboy’ earned the Medal of Honor

By James Elphick