Gas Gas Gas! Its First Ever Use – Ypres 1915
On April 22, 1915, the Germans released 6,000 canisters – around 168 tons – of chlorine gas. Of all the weapons developed and deployed by…
The Quest for Invincibility: US Army New Lightweight Armor and Helmets
McQueen was in Afghanistan in September 2018 when two gunmen fired at him and his comrades from around 20 feet away. With the latest revelation…
King Edward & Führer’s Princess
To overcome the problem of her Jewish ancestry, she was now considered an honorary Aryan. Andrew Morton is a biographer of the British royal family.…
Filtering War: Kleenex Fights the Horrors of Gas Warfare
Early British Hypo helmets offered limited but vital protection once the mask was dipped in chemicals to filter the gas. Kleenex is one of those…
The Exploits Of A WWII Paratrooper: An Independent British War Film
War History Online continues its exclusive access behind the scenes of the World War II independent drama series Paratrooper, which is beginning its life as…
Operation Desert Storm & Desert Shield Memorial Site Dedicated
The US deployed its MIM-104C Patriot Missile system for the first time in active combat. A new memorial in honor of those who lost their…
Centurions and Cohorts: X Facts about the Roman Army
Ancient Rome was one of the greatest civilizations in history. From its birth in the 8th Century BC, it grew from a small settlement on…
Declassified: Pope Opens WWII Files to Academics
The church has withstood a lot of criticism because it did not take a public stand against Nazi Germany and its treatment. The Catholic church…
The Tale of Arthur MacArthur: A Bold Legacy
Despite that, the Union troops kept surging forward behind their roaring guns, yelling “Chickamauga! Chickamauga!” With no less than 620,000 deaths recorded over four years…
Yes But Did British Spies REALLY use Semen as Invisible Ink?
It was said that the agents even gave the project the motto of “Every man his own stylo.” The art of spying includes trying to…
A Slippery Road: Mussolini’s Disastrous Invasion of Greece
Mussolini remained confident that the Greek army was “already exhausted or in the process of being exhausted.” The Italian invasion of Greece beginning on October…
Heroes of America: The Civil War Within the Confederacy
He was an enthusiastic supporter of Reconstruction, and made numerous efforts to suppress the Ku Klux Klan. The American Civil War was a titanic struggle…