How a Prussian Baron Helped the Colonists Win the American Revolution In a mere two months, soldiers learned how to load and fire a musket quicker and more efficiently, and were introduced to the...
US Navy Battle Flags: A Visual Guide The Navy's tradition of flying battle flags is as old as America itself. Here's an (incomplete) guide to the service's best...
Stunning Image Reveals Revolutionary War Soldier Whose Bones Were Found in New Jersey Field Two years after an archeological dig accidentally uncovered skeletal remains in a New Jersey field, there is now a face to...
Archeologists Find Musket Balls Fired During One of the First Battles in the Revolutionary War Nearly 250 years ago, hundreds of militiamen lined a hillside in Massachusetts and started firing a barrage of musket balls...
A Scrap of George Washington’s War Tent Was Bought at Goodwill. Now It’s in Philly Matthew Skic, curator of exhibitions at the Revolution museum, said museum researchers were able to match the fabric’s red...
The National Archives Needs Your Help Transcribing Revolutionary War Records More than 83,000 pension records from the Revolutionary War require preservation ahead of commemorations of the conflict's...
The History of the US Army's Birthday June 14 should be considered one of the most patriotic days in America. Not only is it Flag Day, celebrating the adoption of...
Michael Douglas' Benjamin Franklin Brings France Into the American Revolution in a New Apple TV+ Series This new dramatization of Franklin's most important diplomatic magnum opus is based on Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer...
The 11 Finalists for the First-Ever American Battlefield Trust Book Prize for History The American Battlefield Trust Book Prize for History is like March Madness for the best books on military history.
A Medical Mystery Almost as Old as America: What Actually Killed George Washington? Anecdotal evidence and empirical data show that Americans are infatuated with true crime, from cold-case television shows to...
The Tactical Knife that Saved a Medal of Honor Recipient’s Life During Intense Hand-to-Hand Combat in Iraq Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroic actions during the Second Battle of...
How an Active-Duty Commander Could Help with Helene, According to the General Who Led Katrina Response More than 230 people across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee have been killed by...
Critics Say VA Plan to Add Disability Rating for Rare Lung Condition Won't Help Afflicted Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting comments on a proposed federal rule that establishes a diagnostic code for...
The SEAL vs. the Chairman: Why Veterans Issues Matter in the Montana Senate Race One of the first ads aired by Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester's reelection campaign focused on his work...
The Best Pocket Knives Whether you’re looking for your first pocket knife or just want something different to change up your everyday carry, here...
