Military History

When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on Aug. 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural...

Think you know Jeeps? Think again. Buckle up for the story of how Ford helped win World War II and create an automotive icon...

The recent confirmation of a Westmoreland County battlefield near Fort Ligonier in Pennsylvania where George Washington had a...

For more than 230 years, the first line of American coastal defense has been the United States Coast Guard.

Amos T. Akerman was a curious case to become President Ulysses S. Grant's attorney general, as depicted in Guy Gugliotta’s...

More than half a dozen Army bases’ names were changed in 2023 because they honored Confederate leaders.

The military has played many different roles throughout the U.S. Postal Service’s history.

After a problematic early history, the SB2C Helldiver proved to be an effective dive bomber against Japanese ships and ground...

Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Leon Crane was co-piloting a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber when an engine malfunctioned and it crashed...

Researchers announced Wednesday that the vessel is very likely the Earl of Chatham, an 18th-century warship that saw action...