During the long war in Iraq and Afghanistan, coalition forces relied on thousands of military working dogs to help keep them safe by detecting explosives, finding illegal drugs, searching for
By April 1951, the Korean War had raged for nearly a year. The initial assault by North Korea into separate South Korea had been driven back to the 38th parallel
Speaking of Eisenhower, Field Marshal Lord Montgomery once said, “nice chap, no general.” General George Patton once lamented that it was too bad that Eisenhower had no personal knowledge of
On June 25, 1950, the Korean War began when some 75,000 Soldiers from the North Korean People’s Army (NPKA) poured across the 38th parallel and, within days, captured Seoul, the
Within the ranks of the military, there exists a certain rivalry between those who serve on the front lines and those who serve in the rear with the gear. While
The American Revolution did not start off the way the Americans had hoped. By Christmas night, 1776, morale was lower than it had ever been. The British Army had captured
Pork Chop Hill is one of the most infamous battle sites of the Korean War. A communist force met an equal number of United Nations troops twice in the spring
The American Ace of Aces, Eddie Rickenbacker, was a successful race car driver, fighter pilot, an airline executive, wartime advisor, and elder statesman. Few aces achieved so much in so
The tiny village of Soldier’s Grove, Wisconsin, has a population of only 534 people, but it has a rich history. In the 1980s, it became the first town in America
The grounds of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs are packed to the gills with Air Force history. Among the legends on display is a green-colored Air Force