Lessons Not Learned As this is being written on the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the final end of the Vietnam War, that history is...
How the US Military Scrambled to Recover a Missing Bomb During the Cold War If not for a Spanish fisherman who saw something and said something, the U.S. Air Force might never have recovered a missing...
A CIA Base Was Their Home During the 'Secret War' in Laos. Now Hmong Americans Can Finally See it Again. Long Tieng was so secret when the Xiongs lived there that it did not appear on maps; now, anyone can find the location and...
How Airmen Started a Golf Club in the Nazi POW Camp Known for 'The Great Escape' It began with one used golf club, sent to a British military pilot detained in a German POW camp during World War II...
Why the Statue of George Washington in London’s Trafalgar Square Was Taken Down Military history buffs in London were probably perplexed to see the statue of George Washington, a gift presented by the...
Trump Designates Thursday as a Day for the US to Celebrate Victory in World War II Trump complained in recent social media posts that the U.S. doesn’t spend enough time celebrating its military victories like...
Canada Faked a Nazi Invasion of Winnipeg to Raise Money for War Bonds There was very little doubt about what Canada would do in the wake of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland in September 1939.
The World Marks the 80th Anniversary of V-E Day with Parades and Memorials. Here's What to Know Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th...
100-Year-Old Veteran Kicks Off V-E Day Events as Britain Thanks Those Who Saved It During WWII The parade didn't begin until Alan Kennett, who landed in northern France on D-Day, accepted the salute from Garrison Sgt...
80 Years After Liberation From the Nazis, the Dutch Commemorate the Victims of War The national day of commemoration honors military personnel and civilians killed in conflicts around the world since the...
Trump Orders VA to Build Homeless Veterans Center on West LA Campus The future of a 388-acre campus in Los Angeles that was donated more than a century ago to house disabled veterans has been...
Navy Subs, Nuclear Secrets and Beer: The Riveting History of Bay Area’s Mare Island Mare Island supported the Navy during both world wars and helped spy efforts during the Cold War by using nuclear submarines...
Fort Carson Soldier One of 1,000 Leaving After Transgender Ban Temporarily Upheld Fort Carson Sgt. Mason Benavides is leaving an Army that no longer wants him.
Trump Wants to Attack Drug Cartels. How Can Mexico Respond if He Does? Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum may soon face her most challenging test -- and her response could define bilateral...
Rattlesnake Wranglers Help Conserve Michigan’s Only Venomous Snake at Military Base Each spring, dozens of conservation researchers and volunteers descend on the Michigan Army National Guard base in northern...
