Military History

19 ways Army women helped make the 19th Amendment possible

In March 1776, as her husband, John, served in the Continental Congress, Abigail Adams begged him to “remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.” Of course, the early legislators did forget women, who didn’t receive the right to vote until the 19th Amendment passed, Aug. 26, 1920, a […]

‘Expendable’ WWII Merrill’s Marauders survive into their 100s

The legacy of this tough group of volunteers is being carried forward by members of the 75th Ranger Regiment, whose crest is the Merrill’s Marauder patch, which has never officially been authorized.

Crusader-era hand grenade surprises archaeologists

A centuries-old hand grenade that may date back to the time of the crusaders is among a host of treasures retrieved from the sea in Israel. The metal artifacts, some of which are more than 3,500 years old, were found over a period of years by the late Marcel Mazliah, a worker at the Hadera […]

Incredible images offer first glimpse of sunken WWII-era aircraft carrier

Scientists have released incredible pictures of sunken light aircraft carrier USS Independence that were taken by underwater robots exploring the wreck. The historic ship, which served in World War II and was used in the atomic tests at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, was intentionally sunk off California in 1951. The 622-foot-long Independence sits in […]

‘Rods from God’ – proposed space weapon for Earth wars

Numerous tungsten rods–up to 20 feet in length and a foot in diameter–that it can drop on targets with less than 15 minutes’ notice.

Scientists set to explore sunken WWII-era aircraft carrier

Launched in 1942, the Independence served in the Pacific during the war, carrying planes that attacked Japanese forces. It was even torpedoed, in 1944, but managed to stay afloat, and was repaired.

Historical tanks for sale – Normandy museum selling its D-Day tanks, trucks, and aircraft

The M4 was the most produced American tank during World War II, with 50,000 units made. It was nicknamed Sherman by the British-it was distributed through a U.S. war supply program to Allies including the British Commonwealth-after William Tecumseh Sherman, an American general in the Union Army during the U.S. civil war. This model was restored by the museum and is in running condition.

Islamic State saw success in Iraq because of the Iraqis not Islamic State’s strength

In fact, it appears that Syria had a robust army after all. They never received U.S. training. How much does third party training do for a nation without a strong national identity. The Iraqis do not feel as though they have a country.

The business of war — and espionage — is never gentlemanly

The flashy agents of SOE and the discreet US spies monitoring Congolese uranium shared one thing in common: a reliance on dirty tricks

We should focus on the Syrian Civil War, not its refugees

Refugees flooding Europe and causing nationwide panic in the United States are a result of the Syrian Civil War. The same war no one is discussing.

Women in Special Ops: Original OSS Spec Ops unit included women

Nancy Wake was the most decorated woman of World War II. John Lichfield of the Independent wrote that in her life, “she became a nurse, a journalist who interviewed Adolf Hitler, a wealthy French socialite, a British agent and a French resistance leader. She led 7,000 guerrilla fighters in battles against the Nazis in the northern Auvergne, just before the D-Day landings in 1944. On one occasion, she strangled an SS sentry with her bare hands.

Pioneering Female Spy Doris Bohrer, of the OSS – Remembered

Soon she’d been dispatched to the Adriatic coast to analyze aerial photographs of concentration camps and plan troop drops. She was 21.