Military History Articles

It was known as the “Havoc”—and for good reason.

The schooner, lost since 1860, is the last confirmed ship that brought captives from Africa to the United States.

Lewis Sorley offers a shocking new perspective on the Vietnam War, through access to classified documents.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Toland recounts the devastating conflict in his book “In Mortal Combat: Korea, 1950-1953.”

In 1971, the "Washington Post" risked everything to publish government secrets after their competitor was indicted for the same crime.

Enter to win a set of books that are mandatory reading for World War II scholars and military history enthusiasts.

He theorized that the Earth was hollow and "stocked with thrifty vegetables and animals if not men."

Combat correspondent Richard Tregaskis recounts what he saw when the Allies invaded the island of Guadalcanal in 1942.

Ghost trains, unexplained aerial phenomena, and disappeared men still haunt World War II scholars.

The Germans believed their castle prison was inescapable—they were wrong.

The German soldier nodded in thanks, then disappeared.

Her tragic demise raises questions to this day.

It was one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Vietnam War.

Did a Soviet captain sacrifice his ship and crew to divert an apocalyptic scenario?

The new film, based on the book of the same name by Daniel Finkel, highlights the realities of soldiers returning home from war with PTSD.

On May 5, 1945, Allied and German troops fought side-by-side against the SS.

Author Mack Maloney interviews his father-in-law, Dick Kennedy, who enlisted in the Marines as a teenager in 1943.

Powerful portraits by masters, both old and new.

These momentous clashes toppled empires, ended conflicts, and changed history.

Master documentarian Ken Burns takes on a story that is still struggling to be told.