For more than two decades, U.S. Marines fought bandits and put down political insurrections in Nicaragua—with mixed results.   More »

From a leather-covered rowboat to a streamlined modern vessel with nuclear warheads, the submarine has made great strides since its conception.   More »

Henry Lawton served in the U.S. Army for 35 years, from the Civil War to the Philippines, leading the force that captured Geronimo.   More »

Although it saw relatively short service, the Krag-Jorgensen rifle helped catapult the United States onto the world stage.   More »

Although hailed as the father of American military intelligence, spy master Ralph Van Deman left behind a tarnished legacy.   More »

Eager to assert German hegemony over the high seas, Kaiser Wilhelm II considered attacking the East Coast of America.   More »

When asserting the Monroe Doctrine, Theodore Roosevelt wielded the “big stick” of the U.S. Navy.   More »

Commodore Dewey steamed out of Hong Kong for the Philippines, fully prepared to meet the Spanish at the Battle of Manila Bay.   More »

New York blue-blood Hamilton Fish III helped lead the “Harlem Hell Fighters” throughout World War I.   More »

During the Spanish American War, the USS Oregon raced against time and distance to evade Spanish and make a case for the Panama Canal.   More »