The Battle of Grytviken – When A Lone Sniper Turned The Tide Of Battle On A Warship – By Martin K.A. Morgan
War History Online presents this guest piece by Martin K.A. Morgan In 1982, Argentina and the United Kingdom fought one another in the South Atlantic…
Planes, Tanks and Armoured Cars – World War Two Wrecks in the Desert
Check it out! From Sherman tanks to armored cars and even a plane, this video shows us photos of abandoned world war 2 wrecks in…
The First Gulf War – Ten Fast Facts
#1 – The first Gulf War in 1990 lasted less than a year and took place between an Allied coalition led by the United States and…
Second World War Coastal Bunkers in Dire Need of Government’s Attention
After the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain relied on a significant volume of food and other supplies provided by the five hundred princely…
A Top-Secret U.S. Nuclear Base Under Ice in Greenland Could be Exposed by the End of the Century
Global warming was really not included in the long list of dangers to the humanity back in the early days of the Cold War; the…
At Last, Inappropriate Pokemon Go Locations are Being Removed
Pokemon Go uses a GPS-based virtual reality system to automatically generate important in-game locations – “pokestops” and “gyms” – at real-world land landmarks, however, some…
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade – US Citizens Who Fought Against Fascism in Spain
During the Spanish Civil War (1936 – 1939) a call went out from the Republican forces for communists and socialists around the world to come…
Top 4 Totally Effective Surprise Attacks in Military History
Surprise attacks and ambushes can turn the tide of war. More often than not, the side that has the larger base of industry or manpower…
The Military Legacy of the Smith Family with Four Generations in Combat
Military runs in the blood for the Smiths; it started with the First World War when six maternal uncles of Smiths took part in the…
Tankfest 2016 – TANKED UP AGAIN!
After last year there was some doubt the WHO team would be invited back to the Tank Museum for Tankfest. Some people have short memories!…
Top 10 Things To See When Visiting The D-Day Beaches In Normandy
Normandy’s WW2 and D-Day museums are filled with a wealth of artefacts and information about the events of 1944. Some museums such as the American…
Boeing B-29 “Fifi” Cockpit Checklist Run-through, Engine Start and Take-off! (Watch)
In this video, we see a truly magnificent plane, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, affectionately known as ‘FiFi.’ This Superfortress was built by the aircraft company…