Flipboard 2025 Military History

PLACES

Area 51's workers don't drive there. They fly in on a classified US Government airline known only as "Janet."

PEOPLE

When we think of a medieval knight, we picture heroic men who defended their honor through jousting and chivalry—but the truth is much more brutal.

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Martha Gellhorn overcame barriers to become one of the 20th century's most accomplished war correspondent.

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El Cid rose from exile to become the most feared sword in medieval Spain—and in the end, even death couldn’t stop him from winning battles.

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From the battlefield to the altar, Charlemagne rebuilt the Western Roman Empire and unified Christendom—at the point of a sword, if need be.

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Osman I, the Founder of the Ottoman Empire, claimed it was a dream that predicted his divine destiny—the reality of his rise was far darker.

HISTORY

Stewart's choices defied Hollywood logic entirely. He chose the hardest path when easier ones lay before him. Audiences had no clue what their beloved actor was experiencing overseas during those missing years.

THINGS

William the Conqueror earned his nickname at the Battle of Hastings—so it’s fitting that when his end game, it was utterly gruesome.

PEOPLE

Virginia Hall and her daring spy ring were crucial to the Allied victory—but their accomplishments came at a brutally high cost.

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Ira Hayes famously raised the flag on Iwo Jima and has gone down in history, but few know the harrowing story of this Native American Marine.

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Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine were married for 58 years—but the couple hid disturbing secrets behind bedroom doors.



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