2nd Plane of the Lost WWII Squadron Discovered Under Greenland Ice
Braving the freezing cold of the Greenland Ice Sheet, a band of rugged volunteers have found a fighter plane lost since the Second World War.…
Knight of the Sea – Peruvian Naval Legend Miguel Grau Seminario and the Huascar Ironclad
Miguel Grau Seminario is regarded as the biggest hero in the history of Peru. His days in the Peruvian navy, especially during the War of…
Band of Brothers Airborne Vet Who Did a 2nd Normandy Jump at 93 Years Old Receives Award
The World War II Foundation at the National Museum of the United States Air Force honored Jim Martin from Greene County, Ohio, in June of…
Wild Alaskan Search for Missing WWII Pilot Succeeds Thanks to Historian
On December 21, 1943, a B-24D was undergoing testing to determine how the plane’s systems would fare in extreme cold conditions. The plane crashed that…
Vintage WWII Plane Crashes in Switzerland with 20 on Board
A WWII vintage plane, carrying 17 passengers and 3 crew members, crashed near a mountainside in Switzerland. The plane was a Junkers JU-52 HB-HOT. It…
New military museum in the Middle East – Jordan’s Royal Tank Museum
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Robby Houben The world’s newest tank museum opened its doors this year in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.…
Different Strokes for Different Folks – 9 Differences of U.S. and USSR Cold War Armies
Throughout the decades of the Cold War, America and the USSR sat facing each other, their armies ready for a war they thought might come…
Well Traveled – The Soviet T-26 Fought Nearly Everywhere – (25 PHOTOS)
This light tank became famous for being the most mass military produced machine of the Red Army before the Great Patriotic War. Over the years…
Speed and Strength – Scharnhorst – German Battleship with 25 Photos
The Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, which belonged to Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine. Alongside the Gneisenau of the same class, the Scharnhorst marked the new…
How Does This Happen? WWII Pilot’s Remains Discovered 75 Years After He Was Allegedly Buried
Daniel Cremin was a squadron leader who flew Spitfire planes in World War II. On March 24, 1942, his plane crashed into another during a…
History or a War Grave? Chinese Film-Maker Wants to Raise the Lisbon Maru
Dennis Morley, 98, remembers what it was like in the cargo hold of the ship when he was just a 22-year old in the Royal…
Floating Like a Butterfly, Stinging Like a Bee? – Soviet T-70 Tank of WWII in 20 Photos
The Soviet T-70 tank was a product of the modernization of its predecessor, the light tank T-60. Works on the creation and improvement of the…