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MOH: Shot In The Face And Wounded by Grenade, Charged Machine Gun Nest But Can’t Remember Doing It

Jeff Edwards

When there is no personal account of the valor it takes to receive a Medal of Honor it is most often because the gallant have…

The Tragic Loss of Nathan Bruckenthal, The Only US Coast Guard Casualty of the Iraq War

Gabe Christy

The Iraq War is most often remembered for its ground combat. The insurgency which gripped the country after the fall of Saddam Hussein focused its…

Defying Orders, He Rescued his Friends Under Fire, Dakota Meyer Became First Living Marine Recipient of the Medal of Honor in 38 Years

Jeff Edwards

When his first request to join the firefight inflicting a heavy toll on his friends was denied, Corporal Dakota Meyer obeyed. He could hear the…

The Many Lives of The US Ship Harriet Lane, Which Fired the First Shot of the American Civil War

Late in the day on April 11th, 1861, the ship Nashville was sailing past Charleston harbor. The crew could see a fleet of ships at…

When The US Navy Came Of Age, Showing For The First Time What It Could Do

Gabe Christy

Sweat poured down the brows of eight American sailors, their white-knuckled fists gripping long oars. The bosun bellowed at them to pull for their lives…

Charge Of The Light Brigade: Britain’s most famous Military Disaster

Andrew Knighton

Storm’d at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred…

1904-5 The Russo-Japanese War: Japan Shatters Russia’s Navy and Global Perceptions

While Japan is today known as a leading nation in terms of technology, this was not the case in the late 19th and early 20th…

Roman Emperors Who Died in Battle, From The End Of The Roman Empire To Byzantium

Though Roman Emperors occasionally did fight while out on campaigns, it was often a major shock if they were wounded or killed. If an emperor…

Outnumbered and With Taliban Overrunning the Base, Clinton Romesha Was Awarded MoH at the Battle of Kamdesh

Jeff Edwards

The Battle of Kamdesh would be one of the costliest battles for the Americans of the entire Afghanistan conflict as it saw an American outpost…

Never Let your Age Be an Excuse: 78-year Old Revolutionary War Hero Samuel Whittemore Didn’t

The Revolutionary War, or the War of American Independence if you’re not American, was full of awe-inspiring stories of bravery and daring. Ardent patriots stood…

The Lockheed U-2 and the SR-71 Blackbird – Top Secret Spy Planes

The Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 ‘Blackbird’ are two planes about which there is not a lot known. Here we will learn some facts about them.…

Britain’s first Great Navy

Guest Author

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from John S. Richardson The Roman Empire is best known for its Army Legions who ruled the then…