Military History

Stories of American history, tradition, heroism, weaponry and war.

A U.S. squad armed with guns and hand grenades closes in on Japanese holdouts entrenched in dugouts during World War II on Attu Island, Alaska, in June 1943.

Last surviving Alaskan taken by Japan during WWII dies

Japan invaded Attu in June 1942 and held the Attuans captive in Japan. The invasion prompted the only World War II battle on North American soil.

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23 things veterans carry with them for life

Tinnitus, knee pain, an old pair of combat boots.

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Military Culture

6 World War II documentaries you need to watch

Numerous documentaries have ventured to convey the immense sacrifices of WWII.

Hitler released his failed plan to invade England 80 years ago today

Operation Sea Lion was an amphibious invasion intended to result in the German defeat of England.

3 years ago

A brief history of the Korean War

The "Forgotten War" in Korea broke out 70 years ago along the 38th parallel. It hasn't officially ended.

3 years ago

Senators seek SECDEF support to add names of ‘Lost 74’ to Vietnam Memorial Wall

A bipartisan group of senators has submitted a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to once again push to add the names of the “Lost 74” — the sailors killed aboard the Evans — to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

4 years ago

How one organization is working to correct cases of Jewish WWII soldiers mistakenly buried under Latin Cross headstones

“It is very important for us for a soldier who lived and died as an American be acknowledged for posterity as an American. It is also equally important for us that a soldier who lived and died as a Jew, be recognized as a Jew.”

4 years ago

National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City defaced

Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith said two men were responsible for the vandalism spray painted “Xs” over the faces of World War I generals and “communist symbols” just before 1 a.m. Tuesday morning.

4 years ago

The real history of Memorial Day

Though Memorial Day was made an official federal holiday in 1971, its roots trace all the way back to the Civil War.

5 years ago

Desert Storm memorial marks an ‘atonement’ for Vietnam War mistakes

The site has been picked and dedicated. But now they need to raise the money.

5 years ago

Former Vietnamese jailer says he respected Sen. John McCain

In Vietnam, mourners pay tribute to former American POW who worked to bring the two countries together.

5 years ago

US deports former Nazi camp guard, 95, to Germany

The deportation is the first for a Nazi war crimes suspect since John Demjanjuk in 2009.

5 years ago

The atomic bomb that faded into South Carolina history

Sixty years ago, on March 11, 1958, an Air Force bomber dropped a nuclear weapon on a farm in the rural Mars Bluff community outside Florence. The radioactive payload either wasn’t loaded in the warhead or didn’t detonate — the stories differ.

6 years ago