Takayama Ukon: A Great Christian Samurai
Christianity was not common in feudal Japan. As a foreign religion, it was embraced by a small minority of people including some samurai who were…
10 Fascinating Facts About Custer and His Last Stand – Little Big Horn
In most cases, movies based on real incidents tend to make those events more exciting. Not so in the case of Custer’s Last Stand. Of…
The English Civil War Brought Reforms And Victory To New Model Army
The early years of the English Civil Wars did not always go well for the Parliamentary army. Royalist victories saw the forces of King Charles…
A Valiant Fight To The Death – 62 Against 3000
“These are not men; they are demons!” This was Mexican Colonel Francisco De Paulo Milan’s response when presented with the only French survivors of the…
The Causes Of The English Civil Wars – Some Of The Most Destructive Conflicts In British History
By Guest Blogger Jemahl Evans The English Civil Wars (there were three, involving all the nations of the British Isles) were some of the most destructive…
John Reginald Gorman – The Amazing Irish Kamikaze Tank Buster
In WWII, the Germans had a reputation for their formidable technology. What they did not consider, however, was the formidable Irish reputation for bullishness. John…
Clem Dowler Went From B-17 Ball Turret Gunner To Guerilla Fighter
War History Online presents this Guest Article by McKay Smith In the summer of 1944, Clem Dowler went from serving in the U.S. Army Air…
The Red Baron: Manfred von Richthofen, Famed WW1 Flying Ace
The greatest fighter ace of the First World War, Manfred von Richthofen, was born on the 2nd of May 1892. Becoming an officer cadet at…
Atomic Paradise – Veteran Shares Experience Of Witnessing Atomic Testing In The South Pacific
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…
He stole a C-130 in 1969, he & the plane have never been seen since, was Meyer shot down to keep him from risking lives on the ground
A little after 5:00 AM on May 23, 1969, USAF Sgt. Paul A. Meyer stole a C-130E military aircraft and took off from an RAF…
Exhibition shows the dark side of the Nazi Youth Movement, mixed-gender events such as the Nuremberg Rallies resulted in hundreds of teenage pregnancies
A new exhibition opened recently in the German city of Bielefeld, showing the dark underbelly of the famed Hitler Youth Movement. Using recorded testimonials, books,…
Lightning Strike: Killing Admiral Yamamoto and Avenging Pearl Habor
Not only did the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7th, 1941 deal a devastating blow to the United States’ Navy and draw the nation into…