Lt. Cmdr. James Coe of the submarine Skipjack battled for his boat to receive what he deemed a basic necessity: toilet paper.

The top enlisted Marine faced a sea of roasters on Army and Marine Reddit pages after he took a swipe at WWII combat soldier ...

Key Points – The Nazi German MG 42, introduced in 1942, was a fearsome 7.92x57mm Mauser general-purpose machine gun renowned for its devastatingly high rate of fire (1,200-1,800 rpm) and ...

This week on Weapons and Warfare, host Ryan Robertson sits down with retired Air Force Lt. Col. Jessica Ruttenber, a former KC-135 pilot. They discuss her fight against efforts to remove crucial ...

Updated at 11:21 a.m. ET on February 15, 2023. Commentators on the Ukraine war who think that American support for Ukraine is pointless or dangerous commonly reach for references to military history.

History Detectives Tips Start your search with a trip to the National Archives website for helpful tips and useful links. Many military divisions have strong alumni groups on the web.

The military parade to mark the Army’s 250th anniversary and its convergence with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday are ...

Michael O’Hanlon is right to ask us to learn “The Lessons of Military History” (Review, Jan. 28). But his request to teach military history “in its own right,” with a focus on strategies ...

U.S. Marines pose in their kilts during the Highland Games at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. (Sgt. Tammy K. Hineline/Marine Corps) Easy, breezy, beautiful combat kilts... Dating back to the 18th ...

Perez was also the first Black female officer in US military history to die in combat after she was killed in action while leading a convoy in Iraq in 2006.

Thomas E. Ricks, the Book Review’s military history columnist, is the author of eight books, including “Waging a Good War: How the Civil Rights Movement Won Its Battles, 1954-1968.” ...

The deletion of photos, video and other content is part of an order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that all the military services eliminate online material not allowed by the Trump administration.