Dirty Dozen to Nightriders: Our Favorite Air Force Squadron Nicknames
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jennifer Grant who writes on behalf of the American Flags Each year, approximately 1,200 young men and…
WWII “Warbirds” Hugging the Dirt in 22 Pictures
Man has always strived to reach the sky. From the mythical age of Daedalus and Icarus to the birth of modern aircraft in the early…
P-40 Warhawk Workhorse of the Australia and New Guinea Campaigns
After its initial success in Southeast Asia, the Japanese military turned their attention to Australia and the port city of Darwin located in Australia’s Northern…
The Minsk Offensive 1944 – Bagging German Army Group Center
The Minsk Offensive was a strategic military action carried out in the eastern part of Soviet Belarus and directed against the troops of Nazi Germany.…
Tank Battle at Dukla – WWII Battle in East Slovakia Featured at Svidnik Museum
Military history aficionados had a reason to rejoice in May, as the Military Historical Museum’s department in Svidnik (Prešov Region) kicked off its high season…
Interceptor Turned Fighter-Bomber – 16 Facts About the Hawker Typhoon
Though it never quite lived up to its intended role, the Hawker Typhoon was still a valuable asset in the British armory of the Second…
The ‘Huey’ – Legendary Workhorse of Vietnam War in 30 Pictures
When speaking about the Vietnam War what image comes to mind first? Every war has some iconic machines that exceeded expectations. For the Vietnam War (also known as…
German Attack on Fort San Carlos and Teddy Roosevelt’s Response
Maracaibo is the second largest city in Venezuela with a population of 1.3 million people. It is situated along the waterway that runs from Lake…
The Owl-Eagle – 14 Facts About the Heinkel He219 Night Fighter
During the Second World War, night-time bombing raids became common, and both sides of the conflict tried to give their pilots and planes a better…
Reverse-Engineering the B-29 Into the Soviet Tupolev TU-4
The American relationship with the Soviet Union during WWII (1939-45) was an exceedingly strange one. For some two decades, the United States and the Soviet…
Best Commerce Raider in History – CSS Alabama
In 200 feet of water off the north coast of France, near the port of Cherbourg, lies a Confederate warship which never saw a Confederate…
Submarine Hunters and Flying Boats – Seaplanes in World War One
The First World War was not the first time that planes had been used in warfare, but it was the first time they were deployed…