THE COMBAT HISTORY OF THE 21st Panzer Division – Review by Chris Buckham
The invasion of Normandy has been written about and analyzed in a plethora of books and articles and, at first blush, Kortenhaus’s book would appear…
World War Two crew remains uncovered in Malaysia
Researchers have begun the daunting task of retrieving the remains of two World War Two crew who were killed when their plane crashed in Malaysia.…
Fate of Irish Soldiers post-World War One
The Irish soldiers who took part in World War One returned home to more fighting and continual war over the years. In 1919 at the…
A MARINE AT GALLIPOLI AND ON THE WESTERN FRONT – Review by Dr Wayne Osborne
Yet another diary/memoiremerges from the Great War’s attic. Our main character, twenty-two year old Yorkshire lad, Harry Askin, joined the Royal Marines, Portsmouth Battalion, at…
Yukon C-47 Crash Site Revisited, Must See Dramatic New Photos
In my last week’s blog ( September 3 , 2015), I wrote about USAF’s horror year 1950, with 6 aircraft lost in 7 weeks, including…
BLACK WIDOW: America’s P-61 Night-Fighter
Northrop P-61, also known as Black Widow, was one of the largest aircraft in the fighter category and proved very effective, especially against the Japanese…
Battle of Borodino re-enactment takes place near Moscow
[Via] A mass battle re-enactment Napoleonic warshas taken place near Moscow to commemorate the Battle of Borodino during the Napoleonic wars. The Battle of Borodino…
WWII Veteran Transmitted The News of Japanese Surrender 70 Years Ago
A World War Two US veteran, now aged 93, reminisces as the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies approaches. Stephen Dennis was a…
‘SUVLA 15’ A new history of a critical period of the Gallipoli campaign from Salient Books
We welcome books from publishers big and small at War History Online and it is especially pleasing to let you know about this new title…
China holds victory over Japan military parade
China has this week held a huge military parade to commemorate the country’s victory over Japan during World War Two. The parade was held in…
WATCH: Tank Chats #9 Whippet – Medium A
The ninth in a series of short films about some of the vehicles in our collection presented by The Tank Museum’s historian David Fletcher MBE.…
Killing Heydrich, the Butcher of Prague
It all began on September 30, 1938 when the Munich Agreement was signed. With this agreement, England and France gave the Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler…