Major Charles J. Loring Jr: Dived Into a Korean Artillery Battery
When people speak of a plane recklessly and intentionally diving into an enemy, the word Kamikaze comes to mind. A desperate tactic deployed by the…
The Iowa Class: A Departure from Traditional US Battleship Design
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Chris Knupp The four vessels of the Iowa class were the last battleships put to sea by…
Honor: Counterproductive Japanese War Ethics in WWII
War History Online proudly presents this guest article by Ryan Kim On the morning of May 11, 1945, the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) was supporting the…
Charged alone with nothing but a pistol killing all four occupants, First Lt. Harry L. Martin Sacrificed his life for his Marines
For a soldier, to have made it to March 26, 1945, on the island of Iwo Jima was to have looked death in the eye.…
Serbian WWI soldiers who died in the Netherlands
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Fabian Vendrig with the help of Tanja Vendrig & John Stienen In a corner of the Dutch…
The Awesome Alaska Class: America’s (Not Quite) Battlecruisers
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Chris Knupp This class of cruiser is perhaps one of the more confusing ships ever put to sea…
‘Lucky Luciano’ – The Father of Organized Crime Won His Freedom by Helping the US Government during WW2
War History Online Presents This Article By Guest Blogger Jack Hawkins It is often said that crime does not pay, and when Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano…
M/Sgt Nicholas Oresko, Who Set Out Alone To Inspire His Men In The Final Year Of WW2
Often in combat NCOs and Officers find themselves in a situation where they have to lead by example. Ordering a young private to charge a…
We Were Soldiers – The Battle of Ia Drang, 1965
In 1954, the French decided to draw their struggles in what was once called French Indochina to a close. From then until the end of…
“What we went through” – James Belshe, WWII Veteran Earns Purple Heart for Injury Sustained in the Philippines
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Article by military historian Jeremy P. Amick. “Seventy-something years ago,” described Eldon, Mo., veteran James Belshe, a “wide-eyed…
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…
Japanese-American Soldiers, The Nisei: The Purple Heart Battalion
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, Japanese-Americans became enemy aliens and were sent to internment camps. One responded in a most spectacular way. Daniel…