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German First World War U-Boat: U-110

World War One was the first time German U-Boats really began to rule the seas. The Germans had a fleet of 351 U-Boats or Unterseeboote…

Sid Phillips, The Pacific Fame, World War Two veteran dies aged 91

An Alabama World War Two veteran and US Marine from Mobile, Alabama has died aged 91 years old. Doctor Sidney Phillips passed away this week…

Porsche 9ff vs. Leopard 2 tank – Boys and their toys

Can you imagine – A sports car versus a battle tank! These German vehicle enthusiasts put their favorite pieces of equipment through their paces. Which…

WWII’s ‘D-Day Doll’ Takes to the Skies in All its Glory

‘Mayday! Mayday!’ screamed the Pilot of a World War 2 Skytrooper during a flight last week, the plane was almost on a nose dive seemingly…

Nazi World War Two Items Are Worth A Lot

South America is well-known to have been a post-World War Two Nazi hideout, as hundreds of Germans fled Europe to escape punishment from the Allies…

Dutch Man Cared for Grave of American Paratrooper Since He Was 13

A new film is being made about a Dutch man who has tended the grave of a West Virginian World War Two soldier for more…

LEGO Brickmania display – WWII Battle of Peleliu

The Battle of Peleliu began on 16 September 1944 and lasted until 27 November of that same year. United States Marines of the First Marine…

The Strangest, Funniest, Eccentric and Odd Habits Of Stalin, Hitler, Churchill and FDR

Admit it, finding little-known funny, eccentric and odd habits, obsessions and facts about men who carved their places in history is both amusing and interesting.…

Wreck of the SS Thistlegorm in the Egyptian Red Sea

By Super Jolly for War History Online: Underwater for 68 years, a snap shot in time and beautifully preserved WWII cargo so desperately needed by Allied…

15 Facts & Images About The DUKW!

The DUKW, also known as the “Duck,” was a six-wheeled amphibious vehicle used in World War II by the US military for transporting good and…

Audie Murphy – The US Most Decorated Soldier – Plays Himself In To Hell And Back

One of the most highly decorated American soldier of World War II, Audie Leon Murphy, was born on the 20th June 1925.  His life story…

Straight Out Of Star Wars! The Soviet VVA-14

In the 1970s the Soviet Union developed a vertical take-off amphibious aircraft called the VVA-14, which could take off from water or land, and fly…