Guest blogger Alex Kershaw: THE LONGEST WINTER – AN EXCERPT
The platoon again opened fire as the Germans got to the fence. This time, it was Private First Class Milosevich who let rip with the…
Guest Blogger Geoff Moore: THE THIRD MAN IN VIENNA
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF HARRY LIME Over 60 years has elapsed since the film The Third Man was first screened but you can still…
2014 – A YEAR IN BOOKS
Reviews Editor Mark Barnes has a delve through his bookcase for the titles which impressed him most this year. I am astonished to see that…
‘The frenetic lifestyle’ Dixon veteran shares story of duty assignments throughout Army career
By Jeremy P. Amick “Frenetic” is an adjective clearly describing the lives of many of those who have chosen the military as a career—and the…
MAJOR & MRS HOLT’S BATTLEFIELD GUIDE TO YPRES SALIENT & PASSCHENDAELE – Review by Phil Hodges
What better way to review a book than on an actual road trip of the area? Excellent idea! Well, actually It proved to be tougher…
A WOMAN LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR – Review by Phil Hodges
Quaint. That’s how I’d describe this book. It’s like Miss Marple’s memoirs and should come complete with a cream tea, a copy of The Times…
‘Willing to fight for it’ Veteran discusses artillery service as Marine during the Vietnam War
By Jeremy P. Ämick Donley “Dan” Amick recognizes that although the Vietnam War is often viewed as an unpopular conflict, his personal decision to…
Guest Blogger Dan Snow: Tells us more………….
It’s great to be joining War History Online as a blogger – War History Online are a social media phenomenon! They have realised the massive…
The fringe of war
Veteran supported Vietnam War through service in Thailand By Jeremy P. Amick When speaking of his father, it is evident that Bob Sneller possesses an…
A Life Shaped By War – An American Veteran Reflects On Pearl Harbor 20 Years Of Naval Service
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…
Memories that never fade
Korean War veteran reflects on service as Army investigator By Jeremy P. Amick Like so many of his generation, Bob Kettler had no choice when…
GERMAN BATTLECRUISERS OF WORLD WAR ONE
We can read a lot about Kaiser Wilhem II and his burning ambition to make Germany a first rank imperial power to match the empires…