Category: Military History

Netflix’s new series does a superb job of blending battle recreations with beautiful, historically thoughtful depictions of Samurai in Japan.

“The instructors had told us we had about 30 minutes to clear the blast radius … We never really believed that,” a retired Green Beret said.

The first Gulf War was a textbook conventional war, but it featured an array special-operations missions that helped secure victory.

On February 23, 1945, one of the most iconic pictures in military history was taken when the Marines raised the U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima.

Jessica Donati was recently a guest on SOFREP Radio where she talked about her recent book and her years of work in Afghanistan. Ms. Donati wasn’t a journalist looking for a quick story spending a week in-country, getting a juicy tip, and then becoming an instant expert on everything Afghanistan. In fact, she was the exact […]

John Basilone is a legend. His actions during the fighting on Guadalcanal in October, 1942, resulted in him being awarded the Medal of Honor.

The U2 spy plane has outperformed nearly every other form of reconnaissance since its launch in the 1950s — now that’s American ingenuity.

MACV-SOG was deactivated as the Vietnam War ended, but the secretive group’s legacy lives on with Joint Special Operations Command.

Historians estimate that the February 13, 1945 Allied bombing of Dresden and resulting firestorm killed some 25,000 people.

Deep behind enemy lines, US and British Delta Force and SAS special operators hunted down Iraqi scud missiles during Operation Desert Storm.

Chinese and Indian forces will stand down along the hotly disputed Himalayan border region that saw outbreaks of violence in recent months.

In his new book, Never Enough, former Navy SEAL Mike Hayes explores the excellence that comes from being pushed to your max.