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Japanese Monster Aircraft Carrier Submarines – By Hans Wiesman

War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Hans Wiesman In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog, you can read about the Japanese Monster Aircraft Carrier…

The Christmas Truce of 1914 – When Peace Threatened To Break Out

WWI was most notable for trench warfare, the conditions of which were often so horrific that it’s hard to imagine what these soldiers endured, day…

Iowa Class Battlecruisers – We Ask If America’s Most Powerful Dreadnoughts May Actually Have Been Battlecruisers

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…

The “Kilted Killer” – The Scottish Officer Who Made Almost 20,000 Of The Enemy Surrender

During and after WWII, the Nazis and then the communists were so annoyed by one man they wanted him dead; and not just because he…

Ángel Sanz-Briz – The Angel Of Budapest, Who Saved 5000 From The Nazis In WW2

Oskar Schindler is credited with saving about 1,200 Jews during WWII, but he was not alone. Another person would outdo Schindler, despite his unusual background. Although officially…

David Bruce Bleak – Medic Awarded The Medal Of Honor For Services In The Korean War

Shahan Russell

Some men are larger than life. In the case of one man that was true in both a literal and figurative sense – making him…

“Building an Army” – Missouri general developed system of military conscription used in WWI

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…

Doughboys on the Juvigny Plateau, 1918 – Guest Blog by Dr. Paul Dean

War History Online presents this guest article by Dr. Paul Dean World War I is a forgotten war for most Americans. Few in America can name…

George H. Bush Narrowly Escaped Being Executed and Eaten By The Japanese in WWII

Colin Fraser

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.…

The Warship That Fired The First Shots Of WWI Was Captured, Twice Scuttled, Raised, Served 4 Different Nations & Is Still In Service

Colin Fraser

Stuck into a muddy river bank, somewhere in Serbia, lies an old, derelict gravel barge. Rusted, useless, and over 100 years old it has limited…

The Day the U.S. Nearly Nuked North Korea Over a Captured Spy Ship

Colin Fraser

In Pyongyang, the North Korean Government keeps a trophy from 1968. Moored on the Botong River, alongside the Pyongyang Victorious War Museum sits the USS…

Their Lives For You – Battle of the Bulge Veteran Awarded France’s Highest Accolade

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 Families…