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Articles by Guest Author:

Malcolm Conway – Paul C. Bent B-24 Crew The Story of Their Tragic End

DOES ANYONE KNOW THIS GIRL? My uncle Malcolm (William Malcolm Conway), from Fort Deposit, Alabama, trained in about 1943-44 at either Gowen Field or Mountain…

10 Facts About The First Allied Victory of World War One – Battle of Mount Cer

The Battle of Mt. Cer was the first Allied victory of World War One, taking place between 12-24 August 1914, during which the numerically inferior…

The Long Lost Dog Tag Of PFC Harlan L. Herrscher

By Peter Van Pelt of Belgium, This story is a follow-up to the article on the dog tags of Frank H. Norton Jr. In February 2016…

The Story of the Percival Pens – Used In The Japanese Surrender Ceremony

The Cheshire Military Museum is home to over 20,000 artefacts covering over 300 years of history of soldiers from the County of Cheshire who have fought…

The Exploits of the Fifteenth Air Force In 13 Stunning pictures!

Created in November 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was the direct descendant of the American Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces that had fought in the…

1,177 Tears: The Memorial To The USS Arizona, Sunk At Pearl Harbor

USS Arizona, a sunken warship, weeps black tears for her dead. And although the natural beauty of Oahu—lush vegetation, crystal water, and volcanic mountains—should be…

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,…

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 Unknown Daring Midnight Raid That Started World War One

War History Online presents this Guest Article by James Lyon Most people think the first battle of World War One took place on 5 August 1914, when…

A Rumble in the Jungle: The Secret Story of Force 136

By Catherine Clement Curator, Chinese Canadian Military Museum There are not many WWII stories that ended up advancing the civil rights of an entire community.…

Courage And Valour – New Zealanders In The Italian Campaign of WWII

The largely forgotten story of New Zealand’s contribution to the liberation of Italy between 1943 and 1945 is being told in a free podcast series…

You Will Love This! 90 Photos of Tour-de-Sky Airshow 2016 at Kuopio, Finland

In mid-June in the city of Kuopio, in the heart of Finland, airshow Tour-de-Sky 2016 took place. It was barely noticed because of famous Airshows in…