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P.1000 Ratte – Paper Tiger or Nazi Super Tank

As the beginning of the war swept over Europe, with lightening speed, Hitler felt invincible, at least for the first two years of the war.…

‘How Good We’ve Got It’ – Wardsville Veteran Shares Story Of Service During Vietnam War

Wardsville veteran

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…

When His Handler Was Killed, This Heroic War Dog Died of a Broken Heart the Same Day

Jeff Edwards

It is a story that almost seems too sensational to be true, but many who have known the loyalty of a dog might not doubt it…

Repelled 30 Taliban: 400 Rounds, Launched 17 Grenades, Detonated a Mine, and Used His Tripod as a Weapon

Jack Beckett

Acting Sergeant Dipprasad Pun of the Royal Gurkha Rifles was the lone guard on duty, patrolling a small two-story outpost on the edge of Helmand…

Legendary British WW2 Field Marshal Montgomery – “Indomitable in retreat, invincible in advance, insufferable in victory”

Andrew Knighton

Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, widely known as Monty, was the foremost British commander of the Second World War. Popular with his troops, he was less…

George Welch – One of the Few Pilots Who Fought Back During Pearl Harbor

Jeff Edwards

The nuances of military history are often lost to the passage of time and with the men who could give first-hand accounts.  As much as…

The War Could Not Have Been Won Without This Wonderfully Simple Piece Of Design – The Humble Bailey Bridge

Picture an Allied tank commander in Europe, during Autumn, 1944. Advancing for days, destroying the German resistance. Nothing has been able to stop the invasion;…

When One Man Attacked The USA With His Militia at His Back – Pancho Villa

In 1916 WWI was ravaging Europe. Neutral countries were on edge, striving to stay out of the conflict. Then the southern border of the United…

12 Key Moments in the History of Artillery

Greg Jackson

In creating gunpowder weapons, European engineers took a Chinese innovation and made a deadly weapon of war. From the start, this was as much about…

The Major-General In Command Of British Land Forces In The Falklands War Called It “A Very Close-Run Thing”

Greg Jackson

The Falklands War is looked back on by many as a foregone conclusion. Lasting only ten weeks, and it resulted in a clear British victory.…

A Valiant Fight To The Death – 62 Against 3000

Gabe Christy

“These are not men; they are demons!” This was Mexican Colonel Francisco De Paulo Milan’s response when presented with the only French survivors of the…

Outnumbered Ten To One – Glorious Defeat At The Battle Of Maiwand – They Rallied To The Flag Until There Was No One Left

Jack Beckett

It was the 27th of July, 1880. In the incredible heat of the high Afghan summer, an army of two and a half thousand men…