Marines storm John Brown’s stronghold at Harpers Ferry
Before the Civil War formally began, the United States Marine Corps found itself at the center of a domestic crisis when abolitionist John Brown seized the federal armory at Harpers Ferry.
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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.
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.
Melvin E. Biddle
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Battle of the Bulge.
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.
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.
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.
New Mexico-class Battleships
A story of firepower, adaptation, and endurance told through the gun crews, lookouts, and engineers who carried these older battleships into the heart of the Pacific War.
Night Battle off Guadalcanal
On the night of November 13th, 1942, American and Japanese surface forces slammed into each other in the dark waters near Guadalcanal in one of the Pacific War’s most chaotic clashes.
Nuremberg Trials open
With the Second World War over in Europe, Allied leaders grappled with how to respond to the crimes committed by the defeated regime.
Ohio-class SSBNs
A story of survivability and silent reach told through the crews who vanish beneath the waves and the adversaries they deter.
Okinawa radar picket campaign
A story of small ships on lonely stations, taking the worst hits so the Okinawa invasion could hold together under fire.
Oliver Hazard Perry–Class Frigates
A story of reach, endurance, and compromise told through the crews who rode these lean escorts along the Cold War’s front-line sea lanes.
Opening campaign in Afghanistan (2001)
A story of Green Berets on horseback, precision airpower overhead, and how a fragile alliance helped topple a regime in weeks.