When the Army Put Grenades Inside Footballs
If you’ve thrown a Nerf football, you can throw a grenade against invading Soviets. At least, that’s what the U.S. Army thought in 1973 — and put that theory to…
A Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipient Shares Leadership Lessons
Lt. Gen. Robert F. Foley has led a distinguished career in the U.S. Army. Graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he served as a company commander in…
Inside the US Army’s Failed Nuclear Ice Lair in Cold War Greenland
As Soviet ICBM tests and the launch of Sputnik in the 1950s added intensity to the Cold War, the United States turned its attention to the ice sheets of Greenland…