Military History

“Lord Louis Mountbatten, a heroic World War II commander and ‘Uncle Dickie’ to Britain’s royal family, was killed Monday in an explosion that demolished his yacht off the coast of Ireland. IRA terrorists asserted responsibility for the ‘execution’ and police… Full Story

In May 1918, an estimated 1.4 million deployed troops wrote letters to their mothers. They were put on the fastest ships and sent to New York. All had “Mother’s Letter” written in place of a stamp.

The deluge of Mother’s… Full Story

First Lt. Laverne A. Lallathin, 22, vanished with six crew members of a B-25 in the South Pacific during World War II. DNA testing of his niece and nephew prove the remains are his. The remains are to be buried… Full Story

For eight years, Camp Bravo bustled with hundreds of soldiers and contractors tasked with establishing security in Basra, Iraq’s second largest city. Today, the hard-shelled tents erected by the British and later used by Americans are uninhabited.

Camp Bravo, like hundreds… Full Story

Experience the Southeast Asia War Gallery online on the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s Virtual Tour, just in time for the 50th anniversary of the first U.S. Air Force campaign during that war. The gallery is now fully embedded… Full Story

Today is an important event in U.S. Military History as it marks the 10th year since the start of the war in Afghanistan. Following the Afghanistan War, the Iraq War took place. Statistically, there have been more than 22 million… Full Story