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Articles by Guest Author:

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: five reasons why President Truman made the right decision

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was apocalyptically awful. 70 years ago today, an estimated 90,000 people were immediately killed when Little Boy detonated 1,950ft…

The Story Behind the M-1 Garand Rifle and the story of John C. Garand

This article was provided by OldMagazineArticles.com From The American Legion Magazine, 1939 SHARP CRACKS of a RIFLE “THE sharp crack of a rifle rang out,…

Militracks 2016: One of the the Largest Gathering of German World War II Vehicles

The Oorlogsmuseum Overloon is an impressive Dutch war museum that concentrates on the history of the Second World War in the Netherlands and operation Market…

Warrior Monks of Feudal Japan—These Monks Did Not Always Practice Peace

Imagine a Monk What do you see? Do you imagine the traditional Zen Buddhist monks of Japan, shaven-headed men in bright robes sitting in meditation…

The Viking Mercenaries of the Byzantine Empire – The Varangian Guard

The Byzantines Hired Viking Mercenaries as Guards The relationship between the Byzantine Emperors and their Varangian Guard was a complex affair. The Byzantines were first…

Myths Of The Montana Class Battleships

War History Online presents this Guest Article by Chris Knupp. Artist’s impression of the Montana class Battleship Myth #1: The Montana class Ignored the Panama Canal…

The Iowa Class: A Departure from Traditional US Battleship Design

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Chris Knupp The four vessels of the Iowa class were the last battleships put to sea by…

The Crew Of The B-24 Liberator “Star Valley” – Downed Behind Enemy Lines

War History Online presents this Guest Article by Mark Gero Saturday, February 5th, 1944, in a remote part of central France lies a village called…

The Raid on Alexandria – Military History of Italy in WW2

War History Online presents this Guest Article by Bruera Clément Italy’s military history of World War II is not well known by common people; this is…

The Handgun Collector – Luger and Walther P.38 Handguns – Classics of WW2

War History Online presents this Guest Article by Tom Whiteman, long-time Luger and Walther collector and owner of Legacy Collectibles.  Effective Military Weapons The Luger and Walther…

3 Myths Of The Montana Class Battleships

War History Online presents this Guest Article by Chris Knupp. Artist’s impression of the Montana class Battleship Myth #1: The Montana class Ignored the Panama Canal…

The Berlin Special Forces Team Tasked with Nuking the Soviet Union

War History Online presents this Guest Article from by James Stejskal Think the Russian threat worries the United States now? At the height of the…