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…
‘How Good We’ve Got It’ – Wardsville Veteran Shares Story Of Service During Vietnam War
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…
Today 75 years ago the British Bombed the French Fleet at Mers-el-Kebir
Unable to stop the German advance in Europe, British soldiers fled through the Port of Dunkirk with French help. Weeks later, the British thanked their…
7 Of The Most Daring Raids of WWII
Desperate times call for desperate measures, high risk commando and paratrooper mission were conceived and executed. Not all were successful but the skill and bravery…
Hells Highway – 101st Airborne Market Garden Battles South of Veghel (Part 2)
Operation Market Garden, it is September 24th 1944 and we are in the 6th day of the ill fated operation. Earlier that day the Germans…
‘We were inseparable’ Missouri Marine killed in Vietnam remembered by friends and family
By Jeremy P. Amick Though many decades have passed since Corporal John Allen Campbell lost his life while serving with the Marine Corps in Vietnam,…
Brecourt Manor – The Famous Band of Brothers battle – From the Air!
The famous attack on the German Artillery Guns at the Brécourt Manor by Easy Company was immortalized in the series Band of Brothers. Now, see the whole location…
‘Restoring a memory’ Civil War soldier receives memorial headstone 141 years after death
By Jeremy P. Ämick As noted in the book “Germans in the Civil War” by Walter Kamphoefner and Wolfgang Helbich, German Americans made up one…
America’s First Victory Against the German Army Was 97 Years Ago Today
By Matthew J. Davenport, author of First Over There:The Attack on Cantigny, America’s First Battle of World War I (St. Martin’s Press, released May 12,…