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How The Royal Navy Fed Its Sailors Over 200 Years Ago

Gabe Christy

An army marches on its stomach, and while a Navy sails on the sea, its sailors still need feeding. In the 1790s and early 1800s,…

‘Without Precedent’ – Commando, Fighter Pilot and The True Story of Australia’s First Purple Heart

War History Online Presents This Article By Guest Blogger Owen Zupp The frozen Korean peninsula was a hostile environment for any downed pilot in 1952.…

Spine Chilling Drone Footage Of Oradour-Sur-Glane, Wiped Out By The SS

On June 10th, 1944, SS Major Adolf Diekmann and his 4th SS Regiment marched to the village of Oradour-Sur-Glane, surrounded it, and ordered every resident…

Pentagon Reviewing Service Medal Awards For Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

Senior service officials in the Pentagon have been reviewing numerous files for months to ensure veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are recognized and awarded the…

Strategize and Strike with Steven Seagal in World of Warships

Enlist your very own in-game action hero While Steven Seagal may have had a complicated relationship with warships in the past, he’s learned a thing…

6 Fast Facts – A Controversial Military Reformer In The Lead-Up To WW1

Andrew Knighton

Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley was one of the most important military thinkers in the Victorian British army. Rising to a position of prominence in the…

Winning Isn’t Always Worth It – Thermopylae, Bunker Hill & 2 Other Pyrrhic Victories Of History

The term Pyrrhic victory can be used where someone technically “wins”, or achieves their objective, but the cost makes the victory almost not worth the…

7 Very Different Opponents Faced by Victorian British Armies

Maintaining your status as a global power is no easy thing. The British Victorian Army was one of the best equipped and most experienced in…

Nerves of Steel – Pilot Waits Until The Very Last Second To Eject From Burning Harrier (Watch)

After an uneventful mission over Afganistan, two Harrier Jump Jets came in to land back at Kandahar. Because it was very busy, they were told…

10 Of The Most Touching and Impressive War Memorials In The World

Holly Godbey

For an altogether touching, humbling and historically educational experience, do not miss out on these incredible war memorials found around the world. The Vietnam Veterans…

The American Civil War Heads West: The New Mexico Campaign

During the American Civil War, the conflict was not confined to just the federally recognized states of the time. The war moved west. To territories (such…

Under A Mountain Range In Virginia, An Old Nuclear Bunker Now Houses Explosive Cinematic History

The building perched in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, designed to protect the president and $4 billion dollars in gold in case of…