D-Day – The Huge Numbers Involved in the Biggest Amphibious Invasion In History
Here are the numbers that tell you everything you need to know about D-Day. 2 Mulberry Harbours: A raid on Dieppe had taught the British…
After 39 Soviet Commandos Took Hill 3234 In Afghanistan, Not Even Hundreds Of Mujahedeen Could Dislodge Them
The Soviet-Afghan War, or the “Soviet Vietnam” as some political analysts called it, was one of the key points in which the decaying superpower came…
The Jews In Finland Who Fought Together With The Germans: “We Had A Common Enemy”
During the Winter War of 1939, the Soviet Union invaded its north-western neighbor, Finland. The population stood together in self-defence. Among them were Finnish Jews,…
With a Modified Aircraft Machinegun, Corporal Tony Stein Fired His Way Across Iwo Jima and Was Awarded the Medal of Honor
The ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome has long been a core ethos of the United States Marine. While one could find many examples from…
The Much-Reviled Sir Douglas Haig May Have Been The Best Man For a Terrible Job
Lieutenant George: Great Scott sir, you mean, you mean the moment’s finally arrived for us to give Harry Hun a darned good British style thrashing,…
Liquid Fire – How Napalm Was Used In The Vietnam War
The First World War introduced many new weapons to the world of warfare. The first global mechanized war saw the first use of tanks and…
Stunning Must See Video Of A Dakota AC-47 T, Acting As Lethal Spooky Killer
War History Online Presents this Guest Article By Author and Blogger Hans Wiesman – Check Out His Website! In this Dakota Hunter Blog post, you’ll…
Ham & Jam – The Daring Glider Operation To Take Pegasus Bridge
On the night before D-Day, as part of the Allied invasion of Normandy, 181 men of the Glider Infantry of the British 6th Airborne Division…
The Defense of Brest Fortress In WW2 – “We’ll Die But We Won’t Leave The Fortress”
Brest Fortress and the town of Brest are located in modern day Belarus. In 1939 the town was conquered by the Germans during the invasion…
The Weapons They Carried: Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial to World War Two
Let’s take a look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard…
The Day That The USA Invaded Russia And Fought The Red Army
The US Armed Forces and the Red Army, although great rivals, only once met in battle. Even though during the Cold War a number of…
When Four Prisoners Escaped From Auschwitz In The Kommander’s Car
In 1942, four Polish prisoners at Auschwitz had had enough. They wanted to escape, but if they did (regardless of whether or not they succeeded),…