Military History

What is martial law? Here's everything you need to know about what happens during martial law in the U.S.

In the 1990 film "The Hunt for Red October," a Soviet Navy captain who is disenchanted with the Soviet system defects to the...

For here exploits, Josefina Guerrero received the Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm, a decoration created by President Harry...

The U.S. Army might have perfected the use of airborne troopers, but it wasn't the first branch to try out the tactic.

In recognition of her intelligence contributions, Mary Jane Richards was inducted into the U.S. Army Intelligence Hall of...

In the aftermath of the Korean War, necessity created an enduringly popular fusion of Korean vegetables and spices with shelf...

U.S. military personnel deal with matters of life and death, so it's hard to judge them for being more superstitious than a...

These are the most notorious spies with the most successful espionage missions in history.

"Maze" was the result of an attempt at creating 3D images by high school seniors in a work-study program at NASA's Ames...

Robert Smalls, a former slave who was conscripted into Confederate service, stole a Confederate steamer ship and escaped from...