Sub-Machine Guns – Preferred Weapon of Heroes And Outlaws
Warriors are only as effective as their weapons, and sub-machine guns (SMGs) have been an intrinsic part of soldiers’ arsenals for almost a century. Some…
How Allied POWs Survived German Camps in WWII
During the Second World War, hundreds of thousands of Allied combatants spent time as captives of the Germans. From Polish soldiers captured on the first…
Diver Discovers Lost “Nameless” British Submarine
Massimo “Max” Domenico Bondone is an experienced deep-sea diver and explorer from Italy. He is credited with both finding and identifying the wreck of HMS…
Search Continues for Warships Lost for 500 Years
On August 10, 1512, French and English fleets clashed off the coast of Brittany. It was a battle that destroyed the most powerful ships on…
Loss at Faïd Pass: I Watched Tank After Tank Blown to Bits or Burst into Flames
During the Second World War, the fighting in Tunisia was all about control of the supply lines. There were a limited number of passes which…
5 facts about the German Occupation of Smolensk
Throughout its history, Smolensk was a key city on the way to Moscow. Repeatedly the inhabitants of Smolensk resisted enemies and stopped invaders on the…
An Officer, Not A Gentleman: Earned Both Praise & Scorn From His British Comrades
Men whose military careers stand out when they’re serving and endure throughout history are often not the men who simply salute and say “yes, sir.”…
Britain’s WW2 Guides to Guerrilla Warfare, Techniques of Chicago Gangsters were Included
From sabotaging factories to ambushing patrols, guerrilla warfare played a vital part in the Second World War. From early on, the British sent covert operatives…
The Defeat of the Zeppelins
I make regular visits to annoy my relatives who live nearby and one journey takes me past the memorial close to the site where the…
Trial by Fire – The Char B1 Tank During the Battle of France
During the interwar period, France was the military powerhouse of Continental Europe. Being victors of the First World War, the French began to develop weapons…
Charlie Winters: Smuggling B-17s to Israel
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Christopher Stuttard Prior to and during 1947, the Jewish paramilitary group, the Haganah (precursor to the Israeli…
“Glowing” Wounds: Why Civil War Soldiers Had Injuries That Shone
Using insects – primarily maggots – to treat burns and wounds is a recognized, valid therapy. It is still used today to “debride” (clean) everything…