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The Tiger Collection – The Tanks, The Terror & The Truth

In a world first, The Tank Museum is planning an exhibition that will bring every member of the Tiger Tank family together in one display.…

National History Day’s Sacrifice for Freedom – An Incredible Student-Teacher Experience – Learning About D-Day

War History Online proudly presents this article by guest blogger and history teacher Thomas H. Leighty. The National History Day’s Sacrifice for Freedom is an…

Japanese-American Veterans of WWII Shared Their Stories On Veterans Day

Robert Yano and Robert Izumi are Japanese-Americans who fought during World War II.  They spoke about their time in the service during events for Veterans…

American Fifth Grade Kids Write Letters To Brighten A Veteran’s Day

Fifth graders in Shepherd, Texas, read about a World War II veteran on Facebook.  They’ve never met Gardner Hill, but Ms. Christy’s class at Shepherd…

104-Year-Old World War II Veteran And Retired Judge Has Some Good Advice For Long Life

The first African-American lawyer selected to a federal seat as a judge has words of advice given him by his father if reaching 100 years…

American WWII Parachute Veteran Makes Skydives Again, Aged 91

Over 70 years since Vincent J. Speranza last jumped from an airplane, he was able to do it again. The difference is that, 70 years…

Russian Researchers Study Secret Nazi Weather Station Near the North Pole

A team of Russian researchers are researching the recently rediscovered remains of a secret German World War II weather station on an island near the…

With a Modified Aircraft Machinegun, Corporal Tony Stein Fired His Way Across Iwo Jima and Earned the Medal of Honor

Jeff Edwards

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…

After 39 Soviet Commandoes Took Hill 3234 In Afghanistan, Not Even Hundreds Of Mujahedeen Could Dislodge Them

Nikola Budanovic

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 Red Baron: Manfred von Richthofen, Famed WW1 Flying Ace

The greatest fighter ace of the First World War, Manfred von Richthofen, was born on the 2nd of May 1892. Becoming an officer cadet at…

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…

Amazing Dogfight, Mustang Versus Zero, Japanese Perspective

The film named ‘Eternal Zero’ is about a fictional Japanese pilot, Kyuzo Miyabe, and his career flying through the skies during World War 2. In…