Military History

The Warthog, Hawgs, Thunderbolt II -- whatever you call it, it's the Air Force's flying tank. It's both beloved by ground...

Word got around that in certain situations, the M1 helmet might pull heads back and snap some necks.

Lt. Martin James Monti was an Army Air Forces pilot, but he wasn't on a recon mission. He had stolen the plane and was headed...

Poppies became a symbol of sacrifice because of the war poem “In Flanders Fields,” written by the Canadian physician, Lt. Col...

George S. Patton described the celebration at the end of World War I as the "cruel glee of the weak."

Of all the serious things in the Marine Corps, this is the most important. Sort of.

Saddam Hussein was not the best military strategist.

The Delta team that executed Operation Acid Gambit had to deal with more than just Manuel Noriega's troops.

As the nation remembers the anniversary of Japan's capitulation on Aug. 15, 1945, Lawrence Johnston's story is unique.

While with the Red Army, Beyrle was involved in several firefights with Germans and helped blow open a safe at one of the POW...