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Must-Know Facts About The Bolo Knife – History, Development And Use Of An Iconic Weapon

Imperial forces around the world, whether they came to the battle with muskets and cannons or machine guns and fighter planes, have come to fear…

Bren Gun vs MG 34 Spandau – Two Important Machine Guns of WW2 Examined

The light machine gun was an important weapon of World War II. Designed to support infantry, it could be carried and operated by a single…

“Monty’s Functional Doctrine” – Book Review by Mark Barnes

Big name writers from Chester Wilmot onwards have offered up mixed opinions of the performance of British formations during the North-West Europe campaign of 1944-45.…

National Center for the Great War to be Built Despite Setbacks

Campaigners looking to build the National Center for the Great War in Hemingford are facing a setback. It has been revealed that Huntington-based building services…

“A moment’s notice” – Veteran Discusses Cold War Service with Air Force’s Titan II Missiles

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…

German Dog Tags From WW1 To Be Returned Home

A dog tag that belonged to a German soldier in World War I is to be returned to his family. A New Zealand soldier brought…

The 8 Most Wanted Nazi Criminals Who Are Still At Large

Each year since 2001, Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center produces an Annual Status Report on the Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi war…

Tanks vs Bridges – the Bridges Lost the Battle

Check out this collection of images of tanks that proved too heavy for the bridges they were driving on. All but one of these fascinating…

The AK-47 And The M-16 Show What They Can Do (Watch)

Joris Nieuwint

The AK-47 and the M16 were two important rifles of the period following the Second World War. The AK-47, often known as the Kalashnikov after…

The American WWII Ace Who Shot Down 7 German, 1 Italian, 1 Japanese, And 1 American Plane

During WWII, an American fighter pilot saw combat over all three Axis territories. By war’s end, he had destroyed Italian, German, and Japanese planes… oh,…

15 Times World War 3 Nearly Started

Joris Nieuwint

In the years since WWII, the possibility of a World War 3 has not been a stretch of the imagination with continuous conflicts throughout the…

The Angels of Mons – How Religion Helped Boost the Morale of British Troops in WWI

On 23rd of August, 1914, the British Expeditionary Force was faced with its first real challenge ― the Battle of Mons. Before the battle, the…