Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – The Curse Of The War Veteran, From Ancient Times To The Present Day
By Guest Blogger Helen Fraser For War History Online Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder or ‘PTSD’ is a very familiar term nowadays. We associate it most with war veterans and,…
A Fleet Of 40 Ancient Ships Found In The Mysterious ‘Dead Zone’ Of The Black Sea – The Discovery Of A Graveyard
Research scientists discovered more than 40 vessels at the bottom of the Black Sea. They have been there for centuries and are perfectly preserved –…
A Taste of Her Father’s Experiences – Daughter Who Flew In Her Father’s Corsair F4U
After a flight, recently, in a Corsair F4U once flown by Ferril Purdy, his daughter Gayla Maier said to him, after jumping from the plane,…
Some of the Most Effective Melee Weapons of WWI, The Bayonet Was Not One of Them
WWI was a terrifying fusion of old and new. An infantryman might have a slower-firing bolt action rifle, or he could find himself behind a…
How The Royal Navy Fed Its Sailors Over 200 Years Ago
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
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…