Jeff Edwards

Jeff Edwards is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Jeff Edwards:

Jimmy Doolittle Led The First Mission To Bomb Japan – Against All Odds

Often, war is no different than your average street fight regardless of how crude that might seem. When a man is punched in the nose,…

Beautiful Story: When Cadets Realized Their Janitor Was Medal Of Honor War Hero

Perhaps it was the way he carried himself in an unassuming and humble manner, but day after day hundreds of Air Force Academy cadets would…

The Rogue British Officer Who Broke All the Rules, Founded the SAS, and was Nicknamed by the Germans, “The Phantom Major”

If there hadn’t been a global war for survival taking place, Major David Stirling is the type of British Officer who would have been thrown…

Ambushed Twice on the Streets of Iraq, Johnson Beharry Become the Only VC Recipient of the Iraq War

In modern history, the war in Iraq which began with the 2003 invasion is surrounded by unique controversy that has yet to be fully settled. …

Cornelius H. Charlton and his Medal of Honor

Throughout WWII, young men in their teens watched as those known as the greatest generation fought for victory in the greatest war the world has…

In His Own Words: Jack Lucas, Youngest Recipient Of The Medal of Honor During WWII

For many young people, the outbreak of the greatest War this planet had ever seen would come just a little too early for them to…

Vietnam War Pilot Received Medal of Honor for Saving 44 Soldiers

The old adage of “never leaving a man behind” is often repeated in military circles and spoken with sincere emotion.  However, the reality of warfare…

MoH: Despite Serious Wounds, Paul Bolden Took Out 35 German SS Troops In The Bulge

To be clear, the number would have only been 20 had the German SS taken Bolden up on his act of mercy.  For after gunning…

James Ashworth: The Victoria Cross Recipient Who Gave His Life to Take Out An Enemy Sniper

Grenadier Guardsmen aiming their weapons + Military portrait of James Ashworth

Not all war stories have a happy ending – in fact, one might make the case that most don’t. This is especially true when you…

Bryan Budd Charged Into a Cornfield to Attack Enemy Insurgents – He Was Killed By Friendly Fire

Member of the 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment kneeling in the sand

The Victoria Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest military honor and one of the most esteemed recognitions for gallantry in combat. However many recipients are…

The Man in This Image: Refusing To Abandon The Wounded, Chaplain Emil Kapaun Remained Behind to Care for His Men And Died in a Korean POW Camp

He didn’t carry a weapon, he wasn’t there to fight, but that didn’t stop chaplain Emil Kapaun from earning the nation’s highest military honor for…

American World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Became Commandant Of The Marine Corps

There have been a few Commandants who had been recipients of the Medal of Honor, but Louis H. Wilson was the last.  And given that…