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10 Facts About the Battle of Mons, The First Clash Between the British And German Armies In WWI

Taking place on August 23rd, 1914 the Battle of Mons was a clash between the British Army and the advancing German Army in Mons, Belgium.…

John Basilone, WW2 Hero Dramatised by HBO, to Have New Warship Named in His Honour

If you’ve ever seen the HBO miniseries The Pacific, you may have heard of the name John Basilone (played by Jon Seda). Well, on Tuesday,…

South Carolina State Museum to Host WWI Exhibit

There is a new WWI exhibit at the South Carolina State Museum. “South Carolina and the Great War” gives a detailed look into how one…

Books Commemorating WW2 Tragedy, Donated To England By The USA, Have Been Lost to History

It was in August of 1944 when the little village of Freckleton, in Lancashire, England experienced a most terrible air disaster. The pilot of an…

No Criminal Charges Bought in Vintage M-18 Hellcat Explosion That Killed Two in the US

In October of 2015, two men were killed when the M-18 Hellcat they were both in violently exploded. After nearly a year of investigations, it…

Many Australian Soldiers Died in the Battle of Pozieres; It is Time to Honor Them

One of the bloodiest battles of World War I took place in the small French village of Pozieres. Records show that almost as many Australians…

Medal Of Honor: Destroying Two Enemy Bunkers Alone, Sgt. Garcia Saved His Platoon In The Jungles Of Vietnam

Jeff Edwards

We all need stories about heroes fighting through a seemingly hopeless situation, and the grit it takes to get yourself and your friends to safety. Such…

The Battle of Grytviken – When A Lone Sniper Turned The Tide Of Battle On A Warship – By Martin K.A. Morgan

War History Online presents this guest piece by Martin K.A. Morgan In 1982, Argentina and the United Kingdom fought one another in the South Atlantic…

Le Paradis – Where the SS Murdered 97 British Prisoners on May 27th 1940

In 1940, members of the British military were slaughtered – after they had surrendered to German forces. Two survived, but no one believed their story.…

German Man Claims to Have Found the Fabled Nazi Atom Bombs

Peter Lohr, a 70-year-old German retired mechanical engineer, believes that he has located atomic bombs hidden in a tunnel in central Germany. He claims to…

In WW2, Peter Rupp Saved 14 American Soldiers from Certain Death at the Hands of the Nazis

Reg Jans

Twenty-four hours after the start of the Battle of the Bulge, a horrific chain of events began to unfold in the tiny Belgian town of…

The Real Pacific – 5th Marines Combat Footage Of Peleliu, the Bitterest Battle of the War

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…