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Erwin Rommel – The Bold And The Brave

Ivano Massari

Erwin Rommel, the man who was to become one of the greatest and most honored of generals both by his enemies and his friend, was…

Operation Market Garden – September 19th, 1944

A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944.  Eindhoven The XXX Corps Engineers have repaired the bridge at Son and XXX…

Operation Market Garden – September 18th, 1944

Joris Nieuwint

A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened in 1944.  Eindhoven The 502nd PIR is caught up in heavy fighting at Best where they try…

Unbelievable Color Footage of Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden was the plan by Field Marshal Montgomery to outflank the German fortified Siegfried line by going through The Netherlands. The Netherlands is…

Operation Market Garden – Situation Report: September 17th, 1944

A day-to-day account of Operation Market Garden, as it happened from September 17th – September 25th 1944. Eindhoven / Hells Highway At Veghel the 501st…

The Pacific’s Bitterest Battle of the War for the Marines – Peleliu in 24 Amazing Pictures

The Battle of Peleliu began on 16 September 1944 and lasted until 27 November of that same year. United States Marines of the First Marine…

Australia’s WWII Lend Lease program

On 10 January 1941, Draft H.R. 1776 – the “Lend Lease Bill” was presented to the United States Congress. Under the proposed act, the President…

‘Adventures never forgotten’ Veteran discusses naval training, Central Missouri Honor Flight

naval training

By Jeremy P. Ämick Prior to his 17th birthday, Bobby George had set his mind upon embarking on an adventure; he then approached his father…

Scariest Nuclear Bomb Accidents in History

Nuclear bombs, the ultimate weapons of mass destruction. It would stand to reason that a ridiculous amount of safety protocols would exist to prevent an…

10 futuristic Weapons That Could Change Warfare

Jack Beckett

Editor’s notice: this has been debunked as one of the urban myths of WWII Warfare has changed beyond recognition due to advancements in technology. Conflicts…

‘Brothers in arms’ – Westphalia twins drafted during WWI exemplify family’s sacrifice

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…

M1 HELMET LINERS – All You Need To Know!

M1 HELMET LINERS

Olivier Dorrell returns to guide us through an immensely important subject to collectors and re-enactors. The M1 helmet was a unique and practical solution, compared…