How Disobeyed Orders Led to the Largest Confederate Surrender of the Civil War The Confederate army under Joseph E. Johnston was the largest army to surrender to the Union during the Civil War.
'A Republic of Scoundrels' Shows Readers Not All Founding Fathers Were Worthy of Praise Most of the Founding Fathers risked their lives fighting the British, worked tirelessly to unite the colonies or made...
From Building Buicks to Bombers During WWII As the U.S. geared up for war and ordered an auto manufacturing slowdown, GM had to reinvent itself.
A New Book Details the Life of the Deadliest Sniper in Marine Corps History Chuck Mawhinney's closest friends had no idea the Marine Corps veteran was a Vietnam War legend who holds the record for the...
There's a Good Reason Why 'Oppenheimer' Is Christopher Nolan's Longest Movie Ever "Oppenheimer" is Nolan's autobiographical adaptation of authors Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin's 2005 book "American...
Why the First Nuclear Sub Had to Stop for Auto Parts Before a Secret Mission Normally, crossing an ocean wouldn't be a problem for any ship or submarine, but the Arctic Ocean was covered in vast, dense...
'Ducks' Weren't Built for Tourists. They Played a Crucial Role in WWII. You've probably seen them hauling tourists around the streets of America's biggest cities, but the wartime history of the...
A Soviet Spy Saved Stalin, Churchill and FDR from a Nazi Assassination Plot Gevork Vartanian was the Soviet intelligence officer from Armenia who discovered the Nazis' plan to kill the Allied...
How the Latest 'Company of Heroes' Preserves the World War II History of Africa and Italy The latest installment of Sega and Relic Entertainment's "Company of Heroes" series of games not only sets the game in the...
The 'Medal of Honor' Franchise Is the Only Video Game to Win an Oscar Leave it to a video-game franchise created by acclaimed Hollywood director Steven Spielberg to become the only video game to...
The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch. Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers are being forced to scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the...
Exodus at VA: 10,000 Employees Are Resigning in September. Here’s the List It’s been six months since a now-infamous email presented millions of federal workers with a pivotal decision: They could...
Air Force Rebrands Facebook Page to Combat Rumors, Leaked Memos and Reddit Threads A long-standing Air Force Facebook page created to represent its top enlisted leader has been renamed and rebranded as a news...
Air Force Veteran Convicted of Killing Wife and 2 Children Is 9th Person Executed in Florida This Year Air Force veteran Edward Zakrzewski was executed on Thursday for the June 9, 1994, killings of his 34-year-old wife Sylvia...
Marine Sergeant Dies After Collapsing During Fitness Test in Florida A Marine sergeant on reserve duty died after he collapsed during a physical fitness test in Florida last month, according to...