History

A top secret military mission. A famous civilian oceanographer. The story of how the Titanic was found that was never told.

Check your knowledge of WWII history with today’s History Hangfire, a new short-form trivia series from SOFREP.

Modern-day 22 year-olds fret about sensitivity and their Instagram profiles. At 22, Chuck Yeager was an Ace pilot gunning down Nazi fighters.

We all know that “SEAL Team Six,” were the ones who flew into Pakistan and killed Osama bin Laden. What happened next you won’t believe.

Maurer’s ‘Rock Force’ does a fantastic job of blending the big picture with the personal accounts of the brave paratroopers who fought there.

The Volkswagen Kubelwagen was the Nazi version of the Jeep. Built under the guidance of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche engineers.

For a short time in the 1990s, the YF-22 that would lead to the operational F-22 may have met its match in the form of Northrop’s YF-23

The concept of a militia is part of American history, but modern groups are taking on a new roles in the midst of overarching social unrest.

A massive series of under-ice tunnels capable of storing, transporting, and launching nuclear ballistic missiles, dubbed Project Iceworm.

“Tehran” centers around Tamar Rabinyan, an Israeli-raised spy sent into Iran to help coordinate an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear program.

In 1969, amid rising border clashes and growing unrest along the Soviet-Sino border, Soviet officials considered the use of nuclear weapons.

Tiger Force, a highly effective but also criticized U.S. SOF unit during the Vietnam War, aimed to “out-guerrilla the guerrillas.”