Lost and Found: Russian Pilot Missing for 31 Years
A Russian pilot who has been missing for over 31 years is believed to have been found alive in Afghanistan. Although Russia is reluctant to…
The Soviet Bomber Arsenal in Photos
The USSR’s force of long-range strategic bomber aircraft evolved out of USSR copies of the United States’ (US) B-29 strategic bomber aircraft. By the early…
Submarine Spying – Operation Ivy Bells in the Cold War
In March 2018, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think-tank devoted to the understanding of global geo-political, military and intelligence gathering events around…
The Trouble With the USS Liberty
There are some chapters in America’s history books that will never be fully closed. Decades after the Iran-contra affair, the Vietnam War, and Watergate, professional…
China’s Red Guard and the Cultural Revolution
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Dean Smith “At this moment of potential national emergency, Mao chose to smash the Chinese State and…
Britain and Desert Storm – A Quick Look Back
There’s an understated tendency in Britain to remember and reminisce about recent wars, whether they be victories for the country, failures or events whose impact…
Gone, But Not Forgotten – A Comeback for the F-14 Tomcat?
The United States Navy retired the popular F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft in 2006. TheTomcat was the product of a Navy initiative in the 1950s during…
Getting Along with Russians – 1944 American Army Guide
With World War II coming to an end in 1944, the United States War Department published a 57-page booklet entitled “A Pocket Guide to the…
“Cold War Navy Seal” – Operations from Vietnam to Africa
The Cold War period, as many know, saw the rise of a communist state of the Soviet Union as a nuclear superpower. This period unofficially…
The Myth of the “Rubble Women” in Germany – Trümmerfrau
Throughout Germany, there is a repeated motif in statues: A woman, with a hammer in her hand, her hair pulled up in a kerchief, looks…
100 Years of the RAF – A Party is in Order
Great Britain’s Royal Air Force is celebrating 100 years of service in 2018 with many interesting activities during the year. The 100 RAF Aircraft tour…
When “The Best Years” are Past – Aircraft “Boneyards”
In November 1946, a little over one year after the end of World War II, RKO Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn released the movie “The Best…