Nikola Budanovic

Nikola Budanovic is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Nikola Budanovic:

Hideki Tojo – Japanese WWII Prime Minister – Controversial To This Day

Hideki Tojo, a general and a politician, was the true representative of the Japanese expansionist policy in China in the first half of the 20th…

A Soviet Spy Who saved The “Big Three” at the Tehran Conference was 19 years old at the time

During the spy games of WWII, the result of the war was hanging by a thread. Gevorg Vartanian, a young Armenian who joined the Soviet…

Heinz Guderian, The Father Of The Blitzkrieg

The military genius of Heinz Guderian remains admirable even today, for it was his tactics that brought Germany its swift victory over Europe in the…

Know Your Ally – This Is How American Soldiers Were Prepared For Life In Britain (Watch)

In order to overcome cultural differences, the United States War Department and Signal Corps produced a series of documentaries that compared US citizens and their…

7 Funny-Looking Tanks That Helped To Win On D-Day

The landings in Normandy demanded new sorts of hybrid tanks that were capable of fulfilling multiple engineering tasks to provide maximum support to the infantry.…

Awe-Inspiring Drone Footage Of Normandy American Cemetery – It’s Huge (Watch)

The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial – located in Colleville-Sur-Mer – France, was built on the grounds of a temporary cemetery established shortly after the…

Liquid Fire – How Napalm Was Used In The Vietnam War

The First World War introduced many new weapons to the world of warfare. The first global mechanized war saw the first use of tanks and…

Firing Rounds In Texas – A 1919 Browning Automatic Rifle – Locked On Full Auto

The Browning Automatic Rifle, or simply BAR, proved to be one of the most reliable weapons of the Second World War. Developed on the eve…

The Defense of Brest Fortress In WW2 – “We’ll Die But We’ll Not Leave The Fortress”

Brest Fortress and the town of Brest are located in modern day Belarus. In 1939 the town was conquered by the Germans during the invasion…

The Awesome AMX 13 – France’s Post-WWII Tank Design Features An Oscillating Turret And Is Still Used Today

Following the fall of France in 1940, the country’s development of armored vehicles was suspended for a period that lasted throughout WWII. France probably had…

Top 10 List Of The Best WW2 Films (Watch)

One more treat for the War History Online film buffs ― Top 10 WWII Films. Now, which is the best WWII movie is always a…

Leopard 1 – The First German Tank After WWII – It Remains In Use To This Day

After WWII Germany was divided between East and West. The Federal Republic of Germany, commonly known as West Germany, disbanded its army after the war.…