Military History

For more than 230 years, the first line of American coastal defense has been the United States Coast Guard.

Millions of men and women have served in the United States military and gone on to lead productive lives as civilians. A very...

While Child was not one of the driving forces behind the U.S. Navy's quest to develop a shark repellent during World War II...

Chester Nimitz graduated seventh out of 114 midshipmen in his Naval Academy Class of 1905, and his World War II strategy is...

For nearly two weeks in October 1962, the world stood on the brink of nuclear annihilation.

Because of their groundbreaking service in World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen were awarded eight Purple Hearts, 14 Bronze...

"Pressure" is about what happened at the top of the chain of command leading to the largest amphibious assault in the history...

To this day, the barracks attack in Beirut remains the single greatest loss of life the Marine Corps has experienced since...

When Mildred Fish-Harnack was guillotined on Feb. 16, 1943, she became the only American killed on a direct order from the...

Omar Bradley went from graduating 44th in his class at the U.S. Military Academy to becoming one of the Army's most...