Repelled 30 Taliban: 400 Rounds, Launched 17 Grenades, Detonated a Mine, and Used His Tripod as a Weapon
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…
Medal of Honor – John R. Fox Sacrificed Himself by Deliberately Calling an Artillery Strike on his Own Position Copy
John Robert Fox was an American soldier who was killed in action when he deliberately called artillery fire on his own position after his position…
The German Jeep – 20 Amazing Wartime Images of The Kubelwagen
The Volkswagen Kübelwagen that was used during the Second World War by both the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS was a light military vehicle designed by Ferdinand…
George Welch – One of the Few Pilots Who Fought Back During Pearl Harbor
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…
Operation Goodwood – British Army’s Largest Tank Battle in 25 Amazing Images
Operation Goodwood in Normandy, France was a British offensive against the German forces at the end of July 1944. It is called by some historians…
Legendary British WW2 Field Marshal Montgomery – “Indomitable in retreat, invincible in advance, insufferable in victory”
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…
‘A good opportunity’ Local veteran discusses service with United States Army, Europe
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…
TANKFEST 2015
Mark Barnes recalls a glorious weekend at the Tank Museum with Jack Beckett and a cast of several. Saturday was gloriously sunny while Sunday reverted…
Operation Husky – The invasion of Sicily +73 In 22 Images!
‘Operation Husky’ was the codename for the invasion of Sicily in 1943. The Operation began at night of 9/10 July. It was a large amphibious and airborne operation, followed…
The Flying Tank Buster – Hans-Ulrich Rudel 2,000 targets destroyed including 519 tanks
Hans-Ulrich Rudel was shot down 30 times during his 2,530 missions. He destroyed one battleship, one cruiser, one destroyer, 70 landing craft, 800 vehicles, 150…
Erwin Rommel – the bold and the brave
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…
Richard Bong, USA’s Highest Scoring Ace of WWII Was Killed In A Test Flight
The names that line the pages of history are many in number – the lengthy lists of men and women who fought, who died, who…