A Veteran Soldier Perfected The Ultimate Bank Robbery
Turns out discipline and intense planning lend themselves equally well to army life and grand larceny.
6 Revolutionary War Veterans Survived Long Enough To Be Photographed
These six soldiers were part of an 1863 project to speak to remaining Revolutionary War veterans.
This Is Why The U.S. Military Doesn't Use Battleships Anymore
There's a good reason the old battleships are gone.
Scientific Analysis Reveals the 10 Best Generals of All Time
What happens when you apply baseball's sabermetrics to history's greatest generals? Read this list to find out.
That Time North Dakota Seceded From the Union
Yep, it actually happened.
The 10 Worst Air Forces in the World in 2018
These air forces are more Airplane than Top Gun.
That Time An F-22 Pilot Told The Iranian Air Force To Go Home
Don't mess with the U.S. Air Force.
Why Okinawa Is The Most Haunted Place In The Military
Battlefields are fertile grounds for ghosts.
The Military Origin of the Classic Gin and Tonic Cocktail
This drink is a lifesaver... literally.
6 Reasons the Union Won the American Civil War
Here's how Billy Yank ultimately defeated Johnny Reb.
The British Soldier Who Escaped from Dunkirk by Stealing a Car
James May and six of his fellow soldiers were left behind on the dangerous beaches of Dunkirk.
This European City Has Been Destroyed by Invaders 44 Times
All told, the city has seen 115 different wars and been razed to the ground 44 times.
The Communist Soldier Who Escaped Through the Berlin Wall in an Armored Personnel Carrier
In 1963, Wolfgang Engels crashed through the Iron Curtain.
6 Languages That Could Be Another Kind of Navajo Code
The use of Native American languages during the Pacific Theater of World War II safeguarded every American move.
A Missing Tuskegee Airman's Remains Were Identified After 74 Years
Captain Lawrence Dickson was just 24 when his red-tailed P-51 Mustang fighter was downed in 1944.
Peter Conover Hains: The Civil War Veteran Who Served All the Way up to WWI
He retired in 1904—but the Army wasn't done with him.
The Earliest-Born American to Be Photographed Is Also a Veteran
In 1852, at age 103, Revolutionary War veteran Conrad Heyer sat down to have his picture taken.
George Washington Was Nearly Impossible to Kill
Diseases, brutal weather, and enemy fire all failed to take him down.
That Time a WWII Bomber Pilot Climbed Onto the Wing Mid-Flight to Save His Crew
His crew tied a rope around his chest and he made his way onto the wing to extinguish the blaze.
Moe Berg: The Boston Red Sox Catcher Who May Have Changed the Course of World War II
The third-string catcher secretly served as a spy for American intelligence during WWII...
