General Austin Miller set the record for the longest-serving U.S. commander in Afghanistan and oversaw the withdrawal of U.S. forces
In 2021, General Austin “Scott” Miller set the record as the longest-serving U.S. commander in Afghanistan, holding the post for 915 days. A seasoned four-star…
Master Sgt. Manuel V. Mendoza single-handedly held off a fierce German counterattack and earned the Medal of Honor
For much of U.S. history, many acts of extraordinary valor went unrecognized, with racial prejudice often preventing deserving soldiers from receiving the Medal of Honor.…
Rheinwiesenlager, or Prisoner of War Temporary Enclosures, which held captured German soldiers at the end of WWII remain a dark and overlooked chapter of history
In the closing phase of World War II, the rules outlined in the Geneva Convention were increasingly set aside. In newly occupied regions of Germany,…
William McRaven: The Four-Star Admiral who oversaw the high-risk raid that took out Osama bin Laden
William McRaven is widely regarded as one of the most important leaders in the history of the Navy SEALs. Over the course of his career,…
Menacing military units throughout history, from the Janissaries to the Caroleans
Throughout history, select military formations have instilled profound fear in their adversaries. Their notoriety stemmed not only from raw power but also from mastery of…
In just two years, the Isonzo Front experienced over one million casualties during the First World War
Although the Western Front dominates most narratives of World War I, the Isonzo Front carried its own brand of relentless misery. Stretched along the unforgiving…
Weather Station Kurt: The top-secret German weather machine that was planted in North America and went unnoticed for decades
Success in World War II depended not only on tanks, aircraft, and infantry, but also on the strategic advantage provided by intelligence. Both the Allies…
Prior to the Iraq War, the Iraqi Air Force was one of the largest in the Middle East but they resorted to burying their fleet to prevent it from being destroyed by American forces
The desert conceals many relics of past wars, but stumbling upon a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 half-buried in the sand is something extraordinary. Known to NATO as…
While making ‘Apocalypse Now’, Laurence Fishburne saved Emilio Estevez from quicksand when the two teens were exploring in between filming
Life behind the scenes of Apocalypse Now was nearly as chaotic as what appeared on screen. During a visit to the film’s set in the…
Why did filmmakers change key details about the Battle of Ia Drang in the movie ‘We Were Soldiers’?
We Were Soldiers, released in 2002, earned widespread praise for its intense and authentic portrayal of the Vietnam War—particularly the savage fighting at the Battle…
The North Vietnamese Army sent their deadliest sniper known as Cobra to take out Carlos Hathcock, but the U.S. Marine held his ground in a tense stand-off
Carlos Hathcock is regarded as one of the greatest snipers in U.S. Marine Corps history, often compared with legendary sharpshooters such as Vasily Zaytsev, Lyudmila…
An anti-submarine exercise gone wrong led to the sinking of the USS Stickleback (SS-415) off the coast of Hawaii
On May 28, 1958, the USS Stickleback (SS-415) was lost in a tragic peacetime accident during what should have been a routine training exercise off…