Category: War Stories

Believe it or not, time could be slow while on the battlefield that soldiers had to come up with past times like creating trench art that are now on exhibit at the National WWII Museum.

How far would you go to save a friend? Would you selflessly jump on a grenade to save him? Cpl. Kyle Carpenter did.

The Achaemenid Empire, who also call themselves Persian Immortals, used psychological warfare against their enemies.

Part of of SOFREP’s interview with Dick Marcinko on the formation of SEAL Team-Six. This episode is about Operation Eagle Claw, the failed desert mission to rescue fifty-two American hostages in Iran.

The Russian Mercenaries of Wagner Group are the stars of a new film lauding their work in Mozambique. It seems more to us like an infomercial for Wagner than entertainment.

Jacob Miller was struck by a bullet on his forehead but he got up and lived for the next 54 years.

Green Beret and Medal of Honor recipient Gary Beikirch passed away the day after Christmas after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 72. His heroic actions as a Special Forces Medic in an isolated village of Montagnards in Vietnam are the stuff of legends. Badly wounded himself and unable to stand or walk, he had himself carried to various casualties in order to treat their wounds.

Many people will either be hosting or heading out to holiday parties and get-togethers to celebrate Christmas and the upcoming New Year. Others will take the time to rest and recharge their batteries and spend some quiet time at home.  If you are one of the latter and want to spend some quiet time reading […]

The Takuba Special Operations Task Force, comprised of French Special Operations troops has killed a key leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) for his part in the murders of six civilian aid workers and two guides in Niger in 2020.

With millions of people killed in the Vietnam War, it is not surprising that some of these restless souls still roam the earth. Here are three Vietnam War ghost stories to chill your bones, including a bizarre tale of the Tunnel Rats and the Cave Temple of the Octopus Goddess.

The air war over Europe was a bloody affair for Allied pilots flying bombing missions over occupied Europe and Germany. Large bomber formations were savaged by flak and/or German fighters. Losses were so heavy that any crew that survived 25 missions were sent home. Few did. Things would soon change, however, as the P-51 Mustang […]

Syrian state media claims that Syrian Democratic Forces led by U.S. troops killed civilians and took hostages during a large airborne operation in al-Busayrah, Syria that was aimed at killing or capturing a known ISIS member.