Turning Point For The Second World War – The Battle of Britain – Part 1
War History Online Presents Part one of the guest Blog from Chris Charland. The 15th of September 1940 was undoubtedly the decisive turning point in…
George H. Bush Narrowly Escaped Being Executed & Eaten By The Japanese in WWII
In September 1944, the USS Finback submarine surfaced a few miles off the coast of Chichi Jima, an island some 700 miles South of Tokyo.…
Filling a Historical gap – Veteran Chronicles the Service of AC-119 “Shadow” Gunships in Vietnam
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…
Faces of Evil: Female Concentration Camp Guards
In the early years of Adolf Hitler’s reign, guards within his concentration camps were primarily male. All that changed in 1942 when the first female guards…
Eight Essential Facts – The WW2 Bombing That Flattened The Heart Of Rotterdam
The Battle of Rotterdam began May 10th, 1940, and ended with the bombings on Rotterdam May 14th, 1940. German forces saw the Netherlands as an opportune…
Directed tank fire as the battle raged around him – tragically killed over breakfast when a stray German mortar landed at his feet
As with so many brave soldiers that were decorated with the Victoria Cross, John Brunt died at a mournfully young age having achieved so much…
Last Seen Punching With One Hand & His Trench Knife In The Other – They Found His Body Surrounded By 40 Dead Koreans
Often in war it is difficult to the measure the impact of one man, but when that man is making his last stand on Heartbreak…
An Amazing/Crazy Pilot: US Hercules Plane Lands On & Takes Off From An Aircraft Carrier
Aircraft carriers are enormously important. They serve as mobile bases for warplanes at sea. They have flight decks for planes to take off and land.…
The Great Escape: How a Rolex Watched Helped Brit POWs & How Rolex Found a New Market – the USA
The name Rolex is often associated with luxurious wristwatches, synonymous with impeccable quality and style – and with a price to match. While all this…
“Crucible: Life & Death in 1918” Exhibition Opening & Program on Modern Day Chemical Warfare Highlight April Events at National WWI Museum & Memorial
The opening of the special exhibition Crucible: Life & Death in 1918 and a timely program focused on the complex issue of protection and detection of chemical…
Horror Of The Death Railway, Japan’s Project For WW2 Prisoners Of War
The Death Railway is only one of the names describing the Japanese project built in 1943 to provide support to its forces during World War II.…
The End of Erwin Rommel as Told by His Son
Erwin Rommel was, for a time, Hitler’s favorite general. After his success in 1940, as the commander of a Panzer division, Rommel was appointed to…