Philip Caputo, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist whose bestselling, disillusioning memoir, A Rumor of War, about leading a Marine platoon through the sniper-riddled and booby-trapped jungles of ...

“A Rumor of War,” about his service as a Marine Corps infantry officer and published in 1977, relentlessly detailed “the things men do in war and the things war does to them.” By Joseph Berger Philip ...

In this episode of Depths of History, Britain and Doug explore urban areas where Civil War camp activities took place over 150 years ago. They use Minelab GPX series detectors to uncover bullets, ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

In 1776, the United States of America as we know it declared independence. And from the 18th century to today, the country has had a packed, complicated history, full of events that were inspiring, ...

Yarmouk, Syria - Mohammed Abu Qusay will always remember the hunger. During the civil war, he and his three young boys would eat songbirds to survive, or radishes, and sometimes just salt and water.

A once-in-a-lifetime discovery captures the rarest Civil War artillery shell on camera, valued at an incredible $1,500. This extraordinary find offers a tangible connection to a pivotal moment in ...

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Manufactured by Cessna, one of the most enduringly popular brands in general aviation aircraft production—now a Textron subsidiary and headquartered in Wichita, Kansas—the L-19 Bird Dog made its ...

Each Memorial Day, Americans honor the service members who gave their lives for their country. From the nation's founding to its modern military operations overseas, hundreds of thousands of U.S.