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I CHOSE THE SKY – Review by Mark Barnes

I CHOSE THE SKY

Leonard ‘Tich’ Rochford achieved twenty-nine victories as a fighter pilot during the Great War. His genuinely lovely account of his war service was first published…

12 Most Amazing WWII Posters & Ads – The Dakota Hunter

German Kriegsmarine Magazine, Propaganda announcing the U-boat attacks on the NY harbor They came close, but the announcement was too optimistic. With the rapid advance…

NELSON’S BAND OF BROTHERS – Review by Mark Barnes

NELSON’S BAND OF BROTHERS

Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson possessed a genius for naval warfare and remains a towering figure of his age. His victories at the Nile, Copenhagen and…

The World War II Dead of Mount Olivet by Bill Beigel

Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas, is named after the Jewish cemetery in Israel. “Mount Olivet” means “Mount of Olives”; the Jewish cemetery is of…

HMS Belfast – By Geoff Moore

It may be camouflaged but still its hard not to miss the distinctive shape of a World War II Royal Navy cruiser in the middle…

‘The Sad Sack’ a happy memory By Jeremy P. Ämick

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…

LT. ALEXANDER BONNYMAN JR., MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT by Richard Brook

Just outside Knoxville, TX, in the Highland Memorial Park, stands a memorial for Lt. Alexander Bonnyman, JR. If you look closely at the photo you’ll…

A Conversation with Alex Kershaw Author of AVENUE OF SPIES

A Conversation with Alex Kershaw Author of AVENUE OF SPIES A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and one American Family’s Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris Q.…

The Unknown Daring Midnight Raid That Started World War One- By James Lyon

War History Online presents this Guest Article by James Lyon Most people think the first battle of World War One took place on 5 August 1914, when…

Alex Kershaw: AVENUE OF SPIES – A True Story of Terror, Espionage, & One American Family’s Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris

At the dawn of the 1940s, few could boast a more exclusive address than on Paris’s renowned Avenue Foch. Home to dignitaries, socialites, and some…

Mystery Diamond DC-3, Shot, Crashed & Robbed – by Hans Wiesman

The Diamond DC-3 after the crash, about to be robbed from a fortune by a group of Beachcombers With the advance of the Japanese invasion…

FIRST LADY – Review by Mark Barnes

FIRST LADY

Despite not being a massive fan of Winston Churchill in consideration of his whole political career, it is impossible not to admire his resolute belief…