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Joe Chiminiello Shared the Horrors Of Living in the Dangerous Ball Turret

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Charley Valera Today’s WWII veteran Tech Sergeant Joseph R. Chiminiello shared many personal stories and photos for the…

The Maginot Line – Book Review by Mark Barnes

It is ever so easy to ridicule the Maginot Line given its strategic failure, but it would be wrong to denigrate the wonder of it’s…

Thirteen Presents the U.S. Broadcast Premiere of “GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II” – April 11 on PBS in Honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day

GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II is a feature-length documentary spotlighting the little-known story of the more than 550,000 Jewish Americans who served their…

Fantastic New Titles From Haynes Publishing – Review by Mark Barnes

If you’re looking for a couple of books that are both informative and entertaining, look no further than this first class duo from Haynes Publishing. …

The Man That He Was – Local farmer served with National Guard unit federalized in WWI

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 Families…

The Man Who Saved Paris: Roger West’s Ride 1914 – Review by Mark Barnes

The first months of the Great War are hardly ignored by historians, but the period is wholly overshadowed by the years of trench warfare that…

A Selection Of Armor Related Books To Consider – Review by Mark Barnes

Every so often I am presented with books I can enthuse about but not to any great length and my masters in the WHO version…

Carved From The Countryside – Built in WWII, Camp Crowder, Missouri was once a booming U.S. Army post

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 Families…

Four World War II Books to consider – Review by Mark Barnes

Two new books in the soft backed Illustrated series from Casemate have an unmistakable French presentation style to them and this is no accident. They…

Gave Me A Challenge – Veteran gained valuable career experience while serving in the Air Force

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 Families…

The Final Blow of a 27 Year Struggle: Lysander And Aegospotami

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Archie Barker    A Pan-Hellenic conflict From 431-404BC, the bitter Peloponnesian War raged across Greece. The conflict,…

A Day In The Life Of A Coastwatcher

War History online presents this Guest Piece from Jim Burrowes   After a lengthy trek through the jungle from the south coast of New Britain, I…