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The Whisky War: 49 Years of Good-Natured, Bloodless Conflict
By Paul Mooney
War, in general, may be hell. But every now and then, humankind stumbles into a

The Hello Girls of WWI Were More Than Just Telephone Operators
By Allison Kirschbaum
The Hello Girls of WWI played a key role in military communications during the w

The Exploding Rats of WWII: How a Failed Sabotage Plot Sparked Nazi Panic
By Mickey Addison
IEDs in the form of rat carcasses were one of the most unusual weapons of WWII,

From Purple Heart Lane to Bloody Gulch: The Brutal Battle of Carentan
By Paul Mooney
After D-Day, the 101st Airborne faced a brutal fight for Carentan. Explore the h

The Battle of Bunker Hill: The Defeat That Convinced America It Could Win
By Mickey Addison
The Battle of Bunker Hill proved to the British that the Americans could fight,

The Full Story of the US Army Birthday: 1775 to Today
By Paul Mooney
Did you know the US Army was founded a year before America itself? Explore the c

How Coca-Cola Became a Taste of Home on the Front Lines During WWII
By Allison Kirschbaum

Think You Know WWII? 7 D-Day Facts & the History Behind Them
By Allison Kirschbaum

How the Medal of Honor Evolved Into America's Highest Military Award
By Lauren Piette

The Angels of Bataan and the Woman They Called Mama Josie
By Allison Kirschbaum

Gerald R. Ford Returns Home After Breaking the Navy’s Longest Deployment Record
By Michael Madrid

29 of the Best Military Movies in 2026