Every few years, the Army discovers something it used to know. Trenches matter again. Camouflage matters again. Headquarters must move. Radios can be Continue Reading
History
Excerpt from Costa’s War
By Mark Rubinstein Editor's Note: This excerpt from Mark Rubinstein’s Costa’s War follows a young soldier’s arrival in Vietnam in 1968 and the Continue Reading
Northbound Into the Dark
Nearly twenty years ago to the day, I boarded a commercial airplane with a machine gun slung on my back, along with 150 of my closest friends. Tray Continue Reading
Navy Sends 1918-Era Sailors Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln to Investigate “Intolerable” Living Conditions
By Untactic Al WASHINGTON: Following widespread reports of declining morale and difficult living conditions aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Continue Reading
Fanny Kelly: The Frontier’s Forgotten Female Survivor
History remembers spectacular battles. It remembers famous generals, decisive campaigns, and treaties that redrew maps. Far less often does it Continue Reading
Marx Is Dead but His Middle Managers Are Thriving
America spent half the twentieth century terrified that communists were infiltrating the country, which was awkward because communists were, in fact, Continue Reading
The Mighty Moo: The USS Cowpens in WWII
Editor's Note: The Mighty Moo: The USS Cowpens and Her Epic World War II Journey from Jinx Ship to the Navy’s First Carrier into Tokyo Bay by Continue Reading
The Bullets Are Flying in One Direction
Before the bullets fly, the story dies. That’s the part nobody wants to discuss because it’s less dramatic than a mugshot, less clickable than a Continue Reading
Nobody Joins a Cult
The people who eventually died in a remote South American jungle were not looking for death. They were looking for hope. Some were struggling Continue Reading
D-Day 2026 and the Patriotic Screensaver Industrial Complex
Today America will pause for the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, which means we’ll spend eight minutes pretending to understand sacrifice before returning Continue Reading
How This U.S. Army Awards Clerk Received A Bronze Star
By C. B. Yarling After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin in 1968 with a B.A. in Math. I joined the Army because I was certain I Continue Reading
4 Powerful Ways Veterans Honor Warrior History
Veterans quietly honor warrior history by studying battlefields and practicing hands-on craftsmanship. Standing before a knight's harness in a Continue Reading