Russia’s 1st Naval Victory – Defeating Sweden at the Battle of Gangut
The Great Northern War (1700 – 1721) pitted two great warrior leaders against one another for over 20 years – Peter I of Russia and…
Leading by Example – Helicopter Pilot Becomes Top Warrant Officer in MO National Gurard
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 Families…
Mi-24 “Flying Tank” – The Attack Helicopter Used Around the World (plus a ton of photos)
Certainly one of the most impressive attack helicopters in terms of it’s unique, almost alien design, the Mi-24 or “Hind” by its NATO designation is…
Decline of an Empire: The Fourth Crusade’s Sacking of Constantinople
The Byzantine Empire, heir to the Roman Empire, the Republic before them, and the Hellenic Kingdoms before them, fell for good in 1453. In 1204,…
Dogs of War: Man’s Best Friends During Wartime + 33 photos
Canis lupus familiaris. Among countless species on Earth, some earned a special place in human hearts. Through thousands of years, dogs accompanied us with various tasks…
“Russian Colossus” – The Soviet KV Heavy Tanks
At the outbreak of WWII, the German Armored Divisions seemed invincible. Using their “Blitzkrieg” tactics which relied heavily on fast, maneuverable armored divisions they were…
Sunken Treasure: The Fight Over the Spanish Galleon San Jose
In 1981, Sea Search Armada, a company funded by American investors and based in Belleview, Washington, found a three-hundred-year-old wreck of a Spanish Galleon in…
Magnificent, but Not War: George B. McClellan in Crimea
The Crimean War holds a strange place in history. Remembered for a failed cavalry charge and a woman of mercy, the war paved the way…
Sowing the Seeds of Secession: The Southern Theater of the Revolutionary War
Mainstream history and conventional accounts of the Revolutionary War recall America’s battle for independence as a conflict predicated upon a popular uprising in North America.…
Myth Busted: The Truth About How Seaweed Apparently Helped Break the Enigma Code
Some myths about military history are too good to be true. However, with the best ones, once you peel back the myth, you find a…
B-17 “Preston’s Pride” Being Restored by Volunteers
Volunteers in Tulare, California, are working to complete the restoration of “Preston’s Pride,” a World War II Boeing B-17 bomber. The plane has been sitting…
Changing History – William The Conqueror’s Superior Strategy At Hastings In 1066 Is One Of The Most Important Events In British History
Across a short, steep, grassy slope in the cold light of the bright October sun, two heavily armed bodies of men faced each other. They…