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‘Adventures never forgotten’ Veteran discusses naval training, Central Missouri Honor Flight

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By Jeremy P. Ämick Prior to his 17th birthday, Bobby George had set his mind upon embarking on an adventure; he then approached his father…

US veterans return Japanese good luck flags

World War Two veterans who took part in the Pacific theatre of war are returning Japanese good luck flags they took more than 70 years…

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

MARINE AT GALLIPOLI

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

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[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

SUVLA 15

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…