Skorzeny: The Mythical Nazi Commando (Part 2)
Continues from SKORZENY: The Mythical Commando (Part 1) By Adeyinka Makinde At the time, both the Hague and Geneva Conventions permitted the execution of “spies and saboteurs”…
Skorzeny: The Mythical Nazi Commando (Part 1)
Guest Blog For War History Online By Adeyinka Makinde The rescue seventy years ago of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity in a hotel lodge…
Remains Of Destroyed Panther Tank Discovered in Poland – Amazing Pictures
Hundreds of parts of a unique tank called “The Panther” were found in Chrostkowo, Poland. The fascinating story began several kilometers further where the first…
“The Call To Join” – Veteran Vernon Walther Describes Service Aboard the USS Los Angeles during Korean 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…
The True Story Of A Famous World War Two Photograph
Thanks To Szymon Serwatka This Guest Blog Translation: Piotr Wiśniewski Very few wartime photos show the terror and violence of air war with such expression. The photo…
The Coldest Part Of The Cold War – Fought On The Frozen Antarctic Landmass
We Present This Guest Blog – By Luciano Camaño For the time being, the South Pole remains a zone of peace and science. Nevertheless, firearms were…
Cannon Made From Tree Trunks – The Wooden Cherry Cannon
War History Online Presents This Guest Blog By Gjorgji Stankovski Тhe Ilinden Uprising of August 1903 in the region of Macedonia was an Uprising of the…
The Outpost – A World War Two Short Film – Sneak Preview
“The Outpost” is a limited budget and crowdfunded Short Film set during the Airborne Normandy Landings. The film will host an interesting mix of realism…
“Wherever He Went, He Raised The Bar For Others” – Famous Israeli Fighter Pilot Asher Snir
War History Online presents this article by Lawrence Rifkin, a columnist at The Jerusalem Post, where it first appeared. Asher Snir achieved preeminence as an IAF combat…
The Martyr City: When Egyptian Civilians Fought British Paratroops: The 1956 Suez Crisis
By Christopher Weeks Sixty years ago, in the fall of 1956, Egypt faced the combined armed forces of three countries – Britain, France and Israel…
“A War Not Ended” – Stephen Tharp, Jefferson City Veteran, Dedicates Career To Representing U.S. Interests In Korea
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…
Turning Point For The Second World War – The Battle of Britain – Part 2
Continues from …. Part 1 – By Guest Blogger Chris Charland Flying In Ernest A few days prior to No. 1 (Fighter) Squadron, R.C.A.F. was declared operational, Squadron…