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Construction Workers Discover World War II–Era German Burial Ground in Estonia

An estimated 35,000 German soldiers died in Estonia during World War II while fighting Soviet troops.

Metal Salvagers Are Destroying World War II Shipwrecks in Asia

The ships are considered the graves of thousands of sailors.

This High-Tech Material Can Change Shape Like an Octopus

Researchers took inspiration from nature's masters of disguise.

11 Things You Might Not Know About the Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard has a unique job in the military, with a role in law enforcement and a role in war.

5 Surprising Facts About the Battle of Dunkirk

With Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ winning critical acclaim, the world’s attention is once again focused on the historic events recounted in the film.

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Winston Churchill’s Audacious Plan to Build an Aircraft Carrier Out of Ice

Is the secret to building an unsinkable aircraft carrier hiding in your ice cube tray?

Restoration of Old Army Tank Turns Up $2.5 Million in Gold

A tank collector found the vehicle on eBay.

Why Did NORAD Start Tracking Santa?

On December 24, 1955, the red telephone at the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center started to ring. When they picked up the phone, a little girl asked an unexpected question: “Are you really Santa Claus?”

Arlington National Cemetery Bans Bikes And Pets

Service animals and working military dogs are still permitted, as are authorized visitors on bicycles.

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This Marine is Learning to Live with a Double Arm Transplant

An IED took all four of his limbs. A team of 12 surgeons needed 14 hours to replace two of them.

15 Unexpected Facts About Military Research From Mary Roach’s Grunt

The U.S. military studies everything from uniform button placement to traveler's diarrhea to organ transplants with the same intense rigor.

Edinburgh Zoo's Knighted Penguin Gets Promoted to Brigadier

Brigadier Sir Nils Olav is the most highly-decorated bird in the world.

Today in 1960, Elvis Concluded His Army Service (Video)

The press started with: "Did you get the black-eyed peas when you got home?"

U.S. Navy Returns to Teaching Officers How to Navigate by the Stars

The Navy wants to reduce its dependence on GPS.

U.S. Army Develops Pizza That Can Last For Three Years

Eat all you can eat.

Who Is Bowe Bergdahl? A Quick Primer On Serial's Latest Subject

Held captive in Afghanistan for five years, Bowe Bergdahl's story is the subject of intense scrutiny—and a full season of 'Serial.'

This Cigarette Pack Spy Camera Was Developed for the U.S. Army

James Bond wasn't the only spy with cool gadgets in the 20th century.

8 War Heroes That Were Real Animals

War heroes comes in all shapes and sizes—and species.

Unexploded WWII Bomb Discovered in East London

Residents of an East London neighborhood got quite a surprise earlier today when police knocked on the door to say a decades-old bomb had been discovered in the area.

9 Ways The Art of War Conquered the World

Everyone from New England Patriots’ coach Bill Belichick to Tupac Shakur has supposedly read the 2500-year-old text’s 13 chapters on the 13 aspects of warfare.

10 Odd Jobs From the World War II Military Classification Guide

While some World War II soldiers were storming the beaches of Normandy, others were busy drafting posters to school soldiers on the dangers of venereal diseases.

What Germans Said About American Troops Right After WWI

Excerpts from a 1919 U.S. report on German attitudes towards American troops.

How Poe Got Himself Kicked Out of the Army

He enlisted in the Army on May 26, 1827, under the alias of Edgar A. Perry, claiming to be a twenty-two-year-old clerk from Boston.

Londoners undergo a gas exercise for civilians, using tear gas, in 1941.

(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About Tear Gas

Militaries have been messing around with tear gas—a chemical weapon that dates back to the early 20th century—since World War I.

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