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Top 10 Monsters of the Sky

We’ve flipped through the pages of aviation history to bring you ten of the biggest, heaviest, weirdest and most astounding aircraft ever built. Antonov An-225…

First down on Yamato – By Barry Smith

On the morning of Saturday, April 7th, 1945 tension aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) was times a thousand.  The fighter pilots with Hornet’s Air…

The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum

Most boys were content with plastic model kits and watching TV shows like Combat! and The Rat Patrol, but not Rob Lowden. Lowden’s collection is…

The Three Fighters that Brought the Luftwaffe to its Knees

The German air force (the Luftwaffe) was probably the strongest air force in Europe at the dawn of the Second World War. It isn’t surprising…

The 10 Of The Biggest Military Planes Ever Built

We’ve flipped through the pages of aviation history to bring you ten of the biggest, heaviest, weirdest and most astounding aircraft ever built. Antonov An-225…

A Look Into WWII Hidden Battlefield – Diving into D-Day

A visit to Normandy gives a real sense of WWII, the impact of D-Day and the devastation that occurred once those brave young allied soldiers…

Historic Aircraft Wreck Found. Maybe The Wildcat Of US Ace James E Swett By Roderick Eime

On my last trip to the Solomon Islands in October, I was fortunate to make my first dive on some of the historic aircraft wrecks…

Museum of armoured vehicles Smržovka – Volunteering 2015

Museum of armoured vehicles Smržovka represents the largest private tank collection in the middle Europe. In addition to tanks, numerous pieces of other military vehicles…

Carlson’s Raid On Makin Island – The True Story Of The Raid On Butaritari Island

By: Lars Erik Gill “The most detailed account of the raid ever written.” -Benjamin F. Carson – B Company, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion The few…

KAL-007 – The Boeing 747 Shot Down By Soviet Fighters Over International Waters

Excerpt provided by Randy Luethye, author of the newly released 2nd Edition of “The Cold War, KAL-007 & Communism: Intelligence Secrets Revealed.” It was the…

The Belgian Fortress That Stopped The German Invaders For 11 Days In May 1940 – Fort Aubin-Neufchateau

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Fort d’Aubin-Neufchateau ASBL Fort Aubin-Neufchateau is just 10km from the massive fortress of Eben-Emael. While Eben-Emael…

Battle for the Western Empire – Emperor Constantine the Great

The Great Emperor Constantine’s victory at Milvian Bridge in AD 312 forever changed the path of Western civilization as we know it. by Ludwig Heinrich…