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Intercept Saratoga – A Photo for Fidel Castro

War History Online Presents a Guest Blog from Author Miguel Vargas – Caba A Flight by the Crews of the 392nd ODRAP in search for the Aircraft…

‘I’m still a sailor’ – Lohman, Mo., Veteran Discusses Lengthy Career in Cold War-Era Navy

By Jeremy P. Ämick, who writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families of America. For 22 years, Gary Elliott wore the uniform of a…

This Russian Refused To Launch Nuclear Missiles During The Cuban Missile Crisis – He Saved The World

Shahan Russell

The fact that you can read this is because of a man who said “no” due to an accident. In doing so, he literally saved the world.…

The Unlucky Soviet Nuclear Submarine K-19, Nicknamed “Hiroshima”

The misfortunes of the Soviet nuclear submarine K-19 could fit into some mariner’s folk tales of bad luck at sea. Even during its construction, a…

“For your tomorrow” – Missouri Veteran Describes Value of Lessons Gleaned from Naval Service

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…

A terrific education – Veteran’s military career spans Merchant Marines, Army, Air Force and Navy

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…

Saddam’s Secret Super Gun – Project Babylon

Project Babylon was an Iraqi code name for the construction of a supergun, commissioned by Sadam Hussein in 1988. The engineer in charge of the…

Project Acoustic Kitty – The CIA’s Top Secret Spy Cats Project

Shahan Russell

When Seal Team Six killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011, they did not do it alone. They had help from a Belgian Malinois dog named…

When The U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over a Captured Spy Ship USS Pueblo

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…

Serving as a deterrent – Air Force veteran served with Strategic Air Command during the Cold War

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…

In 1956, An Obsolete WW2 Drone Took on Two State-of-the-Art Manned Jet Fighters Over the US – And Won

In August 1956, a drone went rogue over Southern California, threatening cities, including Los Angeles. In its aftermath, over 1,000 acres were destroyed, forests and…

Atomic paradise – Veteran shares experience of witnessing atomic testing in the South Pacific

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…