History

Not all V-Days are filled with flowers and chocolate. 

War is never this cool.

An African American volunteer infantry regiment from Massachusetts gave their courage and their lives to protect the Union.

These air forces are more Airplane than Top Gun.

Think you know everything about the famous gunfight? Think again.

Director Peter Jackson focuses on fragments of World War I through a modern lens.

Don't mess with the U.S. Air Force.

Some men literally move mountains for the women they love. 

Battlefields are fertile grounds for ghosts.

George Washington relied on the secretive spy ring to win the American Revolution.

How would you have fared? 

Meet the man who raises money to save military and police dogs.

This drink is a lifesaver... literally. 

The chocolate bar that helped defeat the Nazis. 

Merian C. Cooper's spirit of adventure led him into two World Wars and Hollywood alike.

All the pieces fell into place for this rare historical event.

The fiery attack nearly burned the town to the ground—and stoked the flames of American rebellion.

Here's how Billy Yank ultimately defeated Johnny Reb.

James May and six of his fellow soldiers were left behind on the dangerous beaches of Dunkirk.

Inspired by Peter Harmsen’s New York Times-bestselling book, the new documentary looks at the beginning of World War II in China.