The U.S. Military still has guns in use that were developed in the late 1970s to over 100 years ago. Of course, the military ...

It was not until Vietnam deployed personnel to field missions that it was officially recognised as a participant in UN peacekeeping.

US peacekeepers were killed by Somalia militiamen in flip-flops. What went wrong – and did it set a ‘dangerous precedent’?

It was April 24 1975, and six armed German terrorists from the far-left militant group known as the Baader-Meinhof Gang had stormed the embassy, taking the ambassador and his staff hostage. Ten of the ...

Prepare to be deeply moved as we explore some of the most horrific events in human history. These tragic moments reveal the ...

OL's former shooting editor Jim Carmichel explains the history — and American shooters' attitudes toward — key service rifles ...

The constitution gives Congress the power to enact a draft, with each draft deciding who is to be pressed into military ...

A Medal of Honor recipient’s portrait and citation are now out of a courthouse closet and back up on a courthouse wall. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph recently ran a letter to the editor from Ed ...

Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

The German army's battle-readiness is less than when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, military officials, lawmakers and ...

Netflix's latest docuseries, Surviving Black Hawk Down, recounts the Bloody Battle of Mogadishu, which is a dark spot in Somali history.

Jim Guy Tucker, Arkansas’ 43rd governor, died Thursday at the age of 81. Tucker died from complications of ulcerative colitis ...