Roughly 40,000 Americans died in the Korean War, and 100,000 more were wounded. This is the story of Operation Thunderbolt, one of the war's deadliest battles.
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The Boston Irish Gang Wars killed dozens of people in the 1960s, with assassinations, gang shootouts, and car bombs leaving a grim mark on the city's history.
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After the end of World War II, Germany had the difficult job of 'denazifying' the country, expunging all Nazi influence from its laws and culture.
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The famous actor James Garner served in the Korean War, and was able to sniff out the enemy thanks to his strong aversion to garlic.
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World War I, perhaps the most infamous war in world history, is well-known by many. Or is it? Many common facts about the first World War are actually myths.
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Many might recognize names like Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee from history class, but here are some of the forgotten Union generals from the Civil War.
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The Royal Navy still uses a warship that's been operational for 300 years. Here's the story of the HMS Victory and how it's still in service.
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The Cold War gave rise to no small number of mysteries, including the strange, tragic fate of KAL Flight 007, which was shot down by Soviet jets.
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During WWII, Jewish prisoners attempted a number of failed uprisings, including one in 1943 after being imprisoned in a Polish ghetto.
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WWI included a seldom-discussed battle, which involved a vast forest, plenty of mud and blood, and a particularly heroic pigeon that saved over a hundred men.
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Though it happened nearly 80 years ago, it is still an immensely important part of history. These are tragic details about the Warsaw Uprising.
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Women during and after World War II were resourceful in making their wedding gowns.
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On paper, the U.S. WWII mission "Operation Tidal Wave" seemed like a strategic move. But due to miscalculations and pilot errors, it turned into a catastrophe.
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Oddly enough, some of the very scientists involved with the creation of the atomic bomb objected to its use.
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The Panjandrum was the perfect weapon in theory but its execution resulted in a disaster.
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During World War II, the last place that a person of Jewish descent would want to be was Germany. So why did so many Jewish men serve in the German military?
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The father of Ted Koppel, a legendary journalist, was considered an enemy alien during World War II. Here's what he had to endure.
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Although the American Civil War was largely fought along geographical lines, there were those Southerners who disagreed with the dissolution of the Union.
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After WWII's D-Day. Allied forces left behind thousands of their comrades' remains scattered across the beaches. Here's what happened to the bodies from D-Day.
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In 1916, while the United States was still officially neutral during World War I, a deadly terrorist attack happened on American soil. So what exactly happened?
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During World War II, one British soldier charged into battle with a claymore sword and a long bow and lived to tell the story. Here's his tale.
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What, exactly, did Hitler plan to do with the U.S. if he happened to win World War II? The answer to that is pretty strange and very complicated.
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Lee Van Cleef, who had a long and successful career in Hollywood as well as spaghetti westerns, served in the U.S. armed forces during World War II.
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A lot can happen in six hours, particularly in war, and in one morning before the end of World War I, 3,000 people died. Here's the full story.
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There are those celebrities who worked very hard to avoid military service, and then others who leaped forward when their country was threatened.
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War is an ugly, costly affair, not only in terms of economics, but the cost inflicted on families -- either directly, through military service, or reprisals.
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Class warfare is nothing new; those who lack means, often unjustly, have risen up against those who wield economic control for generations, including Ireland.
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