‘Safeguard these blessings’ – Local farmer served with Missouri regiment in Spanish-American War
By Jeremy P. Amick The Spanish-American War is little more than a footnote in the annals of the nation’s military history, eclipsed by its position…
No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy – The Intellectual Genius Of General James “Mad Dog” Mattis
Often referred to as the General Patton of the modern era, General James “Mad Dog” Mattis once told a group of Iraqi tribal elders “I…
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…
The Picture Has Become Iconic, But What Happened in this Fallujah House is Legendary
Every war has its iconic pictures that will forever resonate in the minds of the public and most certainly of the men who fought it. …
Our Imogen Is Just Too Cavalier! Mark Barnes spent a few freezing cold hours in Chatham with our friends from Wargaming
I get to do some daft stuff for War History Online but I am not sure standing about on a warship while it is blowing…
Hitlers Homes In The UK – By Geoff Moore
Had World War II finished with a victory for Hitler landmark buildings around London and Great Britain were certainly on his shopping list for use…
The sniper who managed to kill an enemy with a half-mile sniper shot which curved 56 feet (17 m.) in the air before hitting the target
Corporal Matt Hughes, a crack shot with the Royal Marines, was ordered to take out an Iraqi who was holding back an important advance during…
No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy and the Intellectual Genius of General James “Mad Dog” Mattis
Often referred to as the General Patton of the modern era, General James “Mad Dog” Mattis once told a group of Iraqi tribal elders “I…
WWII and Monopoly, how it helped captured Airmen escape!
The board game called Monopoly had really come a long way since it was first mass-produced in America in 1934. The game is basically…
The sniper who managed to kill an enemy with a half-mile sniper shot which curved 56 feet (17 m.) in the air before hitting the target
Corporal Matt Hughes, a crack shot with the Royal Marines, was ordered to take out an Iraqi who was holding back an important advance during…
‘Most memorable times’ – Local veteran discusses World War II service in Women’s Army Corps
By Jeremy P. Ämick While World War II continued to unfold during the early 1940s, a young woman from the state of California believed there…
Those left behind – Army veteran discusses combat service with Vietnamese Rangers
By Jeremy P. Amick The stories of veterans can often vary among the different branches of services and the types of military duties for which…