Mark IV Tank
The Mark IV tank was not fast, refined, or comfortable, but it was the machine that helped make Cambrai one of the defining armored battles of the First World War.
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Mass kamikaze attacks off Okinawa
As ground combat raged on Okinawa, the United States fleet offshore faced a new and deadly form of air attack in unprecedented numbers. Japanese forces launched a series of large-scale suicide air raids, known as kamikaze attacks, aimed at crippling the invasion armada by sacrificing pilots and aircraft directly against ships. On April 6th, waves of kamikaze aircraft struck radar picket destroyers, carriers, and othe
Massachusetts militia regiments organized
In colonial New England, defense of scattered settlements depended on citizen-soldiers mustering with their neighbors rather than a standing army.
Mayaguez rescue operation
On May 15th, 1975, United States Marines and aircrews launch an assault on the Cambodian island of Koh Tang and nearby objectives after Khmer Rouge forces seize the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez. Acting quickly to show that American vessels will be defended, commanders plan simultaneous helicopter-borne landings and a boarding of the ship itself. The operation is conducted in uncertain conditions, with limited i
Melvin E. Biddle
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Battle of the Bulge.
Melvin Earl Biddle
Snow hangs heavy in the Ardennes forest, muting sound until a rifle cracks and splinters bark from a nearby tree. Private First Class Melvin Earl Biddle lies pressed into the freezing ground, the lead scout for an American parachute infantry company feeling every heartbeat echo in the stock of his rifle. Somewhere ahead, beyond the dark trunks and tangled undergrowth, German snipers have halted his company’s advance
Melvin Mayfield
Two pinned-down Filipino companies, a barren ridge in the Philippine highlands, and one American corporal who decided to move forward when everyone else was stuck.
Metz falls to Third Army
In Europe, the fortified city of Metz had long been viewed as a tough nut to crack, with layers of forts dating back to earlier German rule.
Meuse-Argonne final offensive push
As the First World War neared its close, American forces in France were still locked in brutal combat.
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
A story of exhausted infantry, deep woods, and a final push that helped break Germany’s will to fight.
Meuse-Argonne Offensive opens
On September 26th, 1918, the American Expeditionary Forces launched the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the largest United States campaign of the First World War and one of the biggest in the nation’s military history.
Military Academy at West Point
Less than two decades later, the young republic took a step toward professionalizing its forces when the president signed legislation establishing the United States Military Academy at West Point. The new school, placed atop a strategic bend in the Hudson River, initially focused on engineering and artillery, recognizing that future wars would demand officers who could build forts, maintain weapons, and manage comple
Minuteman III ICBM
A story of survivability and instant readiness told through the crews who sat on alert and the crises they hoped would never come.
mission against Admiral Yamamoto
One year later to the day, another daring mission unfolded in the skies over the Pacific. On April 18th, 1943, United States forces executed a carefully planned interception of the aircraft carrying Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the architect of the Pearl Harbor attack. Guided by intelligence that revealed his inspection tour schedule, a handpicked group of long-range P-38 Lightning fighters flew at low altitude across o
Monroe Doctrine announced
In his annual message to Congress on December 2nd, 1823, President James Monroe drew a bold line through the map of the Western Hemisphere.
Mutiny in the New Jersey Line at Pompton
In the bitter winter of the Revolutionary War, soldiers of the New Jersey Line encamped near Pompton reached the breaking point over unpaid wages, expiring enlistments, and miserable living conditions. Inspired in part by the recent and much larger mutiny in the Pennsylvania Line, the New Jersey troops turned on their officers and marched to demand redress.
National Security Act signed
Two years later to the day, President Harry S. Truman signed legislation that fundamentally reshaped how the United States organizes for war and peace. The National Security Act merged the Department of War and Department of the Navy into a unified National Military Establishment under a Secretary of Defense, later renamed the Department of Defense.
Naval Act authorizes six frigates
Less than a decade after independence, the United States found itself without a real blue-water navy, even as its merchant ships ventured across dangerous seas. Attacks by Barbary corsairs in the Mediterranean and harassment from European powers made clear that paper protests were not enough to protect American commerce.