Evan Andrews

Explore eight facts about the brutal and often overlooked Russian front of World War II.

From a balloon-busting fighter ace and a Navy escape artist to one of the most Marine Corps’ most legendary sergeants, meet six servicemen who distinguished themselves on the battlefields of World War I.

The skies over World War I-era Europe served as a brutal testing ground for manned aircraft. Though limited by their primitive machines, these “Knights of the Sky” went on to achieve some of the war’s most extraordinary—and often downright suicidal—feats of heroism. Get the facts on six of the Great War’s most celebrated airborne daredevils.

Explore 10 facts about a great ruler who was equal parts military genius, political statesman and bloodthirsty terror.

From an ancient Roman coup d'état to the Lincoln assassination, get the facts on six of history’s most notorious political plots.