Military
Study Identifies Site Where Crusader King Richard the Lionheart Defeated Saladin
In September 1191, the English monarch's forces secured victory over the sultan's army at the Battle of Arsuf
Nine Harrowing Eyewitness Accounts of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
More than seventy-five years ago, the atomic blasts killed an estimated 200,000 people
The Last Person to Receive a Civil War Pension Dies at Age 90
Irene Triplett, whose father defected from the Confederate Army and enlisted with the Union, collected $73.13 a month
Here's Why You Should Know About the American Hero Ben Kuroki
The story of the Japanese American World War II veteran, says Smithsonian curator Peter Jakab, is "incredibly relevant" today
One Hundred Years After Influenza Killed His Twin Brother, WWII Veteran Dies of COVID-19
In the days before his death, the New York man spoke often of his lost twin and the lessons humanity seemed not to have learned
WWII Bunker Used by Churchill's 'Secret Army' Unearthed in Scotland
British Auxiliary Units were trained to sabotage the enemy in case of German invasion
Three U.S. Planes Lost During World War II Found in Pacific Lagoon
Project Recover, a nonprofit dedicated to locating MIA service members, identified the planes' location
Oceanographers Map Legacy of Nuclear Tests at Bikini Atoll
Sonar scans reveal undersea craters from atomic testing conducted between 1946 and 1958
German Ship Sunk During WWI Found Off Falkland Islands
Archaeologists started searching for the "Scharnhorst" on the centenary of the 1914 battle
The U.S. Army Is Developing Better Hearing Protection for Its Dogs
Like human personnel, military dogs are susceptible to hearing loss from exposure to high levels of noise
The Unprecedented Effort to Preserve a Million Letters Written by U.S. Soldiers During Wartime
A tragedy at home led one intrepid historian to find and catalog precious correspondence for future generations to study
An Angry Walrus Mother Derailed a Russian Naval Expedition
The hulking marine mammal was likely trying to protect her calves
The First Personality Test Was Developed During World War I
Long before online quizzes and Myers-Briggs, Robert Woodworth’s “Psychoneurotic Inventory” tried to assess recruits' susceptibility to shell shock
Explore These World War I Trenches and Tunnels in France and Belgium
These four sites give visitors a glimpse into the trench warfare tactics soldiers experienced during the Great War
These Photos Capture the Poignancy of Past D-Day Commemorations
A look back at how the ceremonies marking major anniversaries of the Allied invasion of Europe have evolved.
One of the Few Surviving Heroes of D-Day Shares His Story
Army medic Ray Lambert, now 98, landed with the first assault wave on Omaha Beach. Seventy-five years later, he could be the last man standing
In 1945, a Japanese Balloon Bomb Killed Six Americans, Five of Them Children, in Oregon
The military kept the true story of their deaths, the only civilians to die at enemy hands on the U.S. mainland, under wraps
Granville Coggs Fought Racism in the Military as a Tuskegee Airman
Coggs, who died on May 7, at the age of 93, was among the first black aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps
Archaeologists Uncover an Ancient Roman Game Board at Hadrian's Wall
The cracked stone board was likely used to play ludus latrunculorum, Rome's favorite game
Seventy-Five Years Ago, the Military’s Only All-Black Female Band Battled the War Department and Won
The women of the 404th Armed Service Forces band raised morale and funds for the military, but they had to fight discrimination to do so
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