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Moments From the Front Lines of History

Historian’s nearly two decade quest to piece together America’s last major offensive in Vietnam

James Smither spent nearly two decades piecing together what actually occured during the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord.

Writing Canada’s Military History – What’s Old is News

By Sean Graham In this episode, I talk with Jean-Michel Turcotte, Acting Chief Historian of the Directorate of History and Heritage at the Department of National Defence and the co...

How a band of Marines staved off the British and helped save the Declaration of Independence

Despite the military disaster at Bladensburg, the Marines gave the men and women of the capital precious time to flee.

The History of VA and Serving Veterans: How America Built Its Promise to Those Who Served

The history of VA is really the history of America learning a hard truth: when a nation sends men and women to war, the cost does not end when the shooting stops. It continues in t...

Tom Hanks-led World War II docuseries set to debut over Memorial Day

Fifty-three years after the monumental “The World at War” series debuted, a new documentary program aims to uncover new dimensions of the conflict.

The Gettysburg of the West - The 1862 Battle of Glorieta Pass

Union cavalrymen appeared on the cliffs above the Confederate camp.  “Who are you down there” shouted one of the horsemen.  “Texans, goddamn you” was the reply.  Pleasantries compl...

Milestone's April 18 Premier Military and Edged Weapons Auction Salutes American Warriors and Wartime Triumphs

Featured: Mussolini’s Marshall of the Empire hat, hundreds of Nazi items including general’s Panzer assault gun wrapper uniform, Luftwaffe paratrooper’s helmet...

Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pvt. Henry Johnson

by David Vergun at CDN - Army Pvt. Henry Johnson, an infantryman, served in France in 1918 during World War I, which was then called the Great War.  Johnson was born July 15, 1892...

Camp Stanton: A Slice of Civil War History by the Side of the Road

Civil War history and heroic sacrifice will be commemorated this Memorial Day at famed battlefields like Gettysburg, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. But history was...

Modern lessons from an ancient battlefield

By Charles Miller With Anzac Day on Saturday, April 25, I’ve been reflecting on the campaign and its contribution to our nation building. On August 8, 1915, Lieutenant Colonel Will...

Refusing evacuation, this Marine packed dirt into his wound and continued to fight

The patch of contested real estate known as the Battle of Getlin’s Corner is also remembered for an officer who stood out in a field full of valor.

A century of the ‘Ma Deuce’: How the M2 Browning became America’s workhorse machine gun

The highly versatile weapon has seen action affixed to the wings of P-51D Mustangs, aboard vessels in Vietnam and atop Humvees in the Middle East.

Things We Use Today Thanks to… War

Vimy @ 109 | The Battle of Vimy Ridge

Within the Canadian Mythos of our nation, there are several events, call them fixed points in the timeline, that have been arbitrarily assigned to build the Canada we live in today...

Art meets history: Andy Thomas's depictions of American soldiers

Andy Thomas is an artist from Carthage, Missouri who has spent years researching and painting American military history, becoming an expert on the uniforms and details of battles s...

The Conduct of War: The Lieber Code Part 2

At the start of the Civil War, the 1806 Articles of War was the only official document governing how the US military governed itself during conflicts. Based in large part on the Br...

Battle of the Boyne 'Living History' tours return this summer

History buffs, military enthusiasts and those seeking to expand their knowledge of a time past will enjoy the engaging history tours over the coming months.

The official history of Dad

On Anzac Day, Maureen Sinton remembers her father, Corporal George Sinton, an enlisted soldier and prisoner of war during World War II. “You mark my word, Cappy. When the bastards...

6 Musicians That You Didn't Know Were in the Military

Discover the shocking military pasts of your favorite rock, country, and hip-hop icons. From Jimi Hendrix's paratrooper days to Johnny Cash's Cold War secrets, read the untold stor...

NY Army Guard Soldiers honor WWII POW

SARATOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY-New York Army National Guard Honor Guard Soldiers in formation as the casket containing the remains of Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph Burke arrives for mi...

LSU Military Museum showcases two brothers who fought together in 'Tigers in the Pacific' exhibit

BATON ROUGE - The William A. Brookshire LSU Military Museum earned a prestigious award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation for its exhibit "Tigers in the Pacific". T...

On This Day: The US Civil War begins in 1861

A look at the Irish enlistment during the US Civil War era.

Medal of Honor Monday: Spanish-American War Heroes

by David Vergun at CDN - Many heroic actions took place during the Spanish-American War in the late 19th century. One such action was the Battle of Tayabacoa, Cuba, a special oper...