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“Needs Some Work…” – German-Built WWII Bunker For Sale In The Channel Islands

For only $155,000 you can be the proud owner of a World War II bunker on an island complete with a periscope, showers and toilets,…

“It Gave Us Strength” – U.S. Army Veteran Describes Service As Platoon Leader During Vietnam War

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…

Jesse Owens And the Berlin Olympics – In 1951, Owens returned to Berlin and met Long’s surviving son – the ten-year-old Kai-Heinrich

The grandson of slaves, he got a college degree and became an international legend. Despite being sickly, he set athletic records that took decades to…

Cigar Smoked by Sir Winston Churchill Sold at Auction for $12,000

Everybody knows the classic image of Sir Winston Churchill with his trademark cigar. It’s an iconic image, and the cigar has become synonymous with the…

“A Lost Cause” – Neo-Nazi Octogenarian Has Been Convicted of Sedition But Has Yet To Be Jailed

For the fifth time since 2004 Neo-Nazi extremist, Ursula Hedwig Meta Haverbeck-Wetzel has been arrested, tried and convicted of sedition and publicly denying the Holocaust…

These Ten Facts About WW1 Have Been Largely Forgotten

In these centennial years of the First World war, let’s look back at some of the more unknown facts about WW1. Were the Generals leading the…

Super-Sized Siege Guns From World War One And Two – These Are Simply Massive

In the 19th century, transport limitations restricted the size of artillery. If a piece of equipment could not be pulled by horses, then it could…

“Follow First” – Veteran Who Served With Army Quartermaster Company In Korean War Talks About His War

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…

“The Unbreakable Tiger” – Korean War POW Was A Guardian Angel For Father Emil Kapaun

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Staff Sgt. Ken Scar. U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Funchess watched from the other bank as…

Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Chicken Farmer Spy Who Tricked Hitler & Saved D-Day

During WWII Juan Pujol Garcia played an important role in deceiving Nazi Germany about where the D-Day landings would occur. In gratitude, the Nazi’s awarded him an…

He created the Purple Heart award only to make himself the first recipient: The inexplicable controversial life of General Douglas MacArthur

Jeff Edwards

There are few times in history where we can say a man was born and raised in such a season that he should be at…

The Arizona Balloon Buster – Epic Tale of Courage, Friendship and Sacrifice

Elaine Smith

In only nine days of flying in World War I combat, just ten missions and thirty hours of time in a Spad XIII aircraft, Lieutenant…