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Mi-24 “Flying Tank” – The Attack Helicopter Used Around the World (plus a ton of photos)

Certainly one of the most impressive attack helicopters in terms of it’s unique, almost alien design, the Mi-24 or “Hind” by its NATO designation is…

Atomic “Annie” Cannon and its after effects – Actual Footage And Photos Inside

Damian Lucjan

World War II saw an extensive improvement of technology in various fields. All types of battlefields presented new kind of weapons, vehicles, and doctrines. Some…

Soviet IS-3 and IS-2 tanks left behind on Shikotan Island- 25 Photos Inside

Shikotan Island lies on the further rims of the Russian Federation on East, as a part of Kuril Islands. It’s a hilly island with the highest…

8 Soviet Infantry Fighting Vehicles of the Cold War

During the late 1960s, the armies of the Warsaw Pact started adopting a new type of military vehicle – the infantry fighting vehicle (IFV). The…

Incredible Story: How One Navy SEAL was Awarded the MoH for Saving Another MoH Recipient

Those who have received the nation’s highest military honor are members of a small and elite club in military history. Equally, those who have earned…

“Monuments Men” Comes to TV: Author’s Search for Art Stolen by Nazis Continues

Robert Edsel of Dallas, Texas, has spent decades of his life recovering art that had been stolen by the Nazis during the World War II…

Focus On Training – Cole County sheriff served more than 31 years in Air Force and National Guard

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families…

The Day the U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over a Captured Spy Ship

Colin Fraser

In Pyongyang, the North Korean Government keeps a trophy from 1968. Moored on the Botong River, alongside the Pyongyang Victorious War Museum sits the USS…

When The Nuclear Submarine USS San Francisco Crashed Into An Undersea Mountain

Launched in 1979, the USS San Francisco is the third American ship, boat or submarine to carry a title featuring San Francisco in the name.  In…

Operation Urgent Fury: The 1983 US Invasion of Grenada

In 1983, the Cold War was rather hot: Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States and the relations between East and West deteriorated.…

The big guns – Marine Corps veteran served with artillery battery in early 1960s

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families…

How A Small Group Of Canadian Paratroopers Saved Denmark From Soviet Occupation

By May 1945 the war in Europe had finally started to wind down. Yet for the men of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, there was…