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Strafing The Beaches – Dunkirk As Seen From The Air By Both Sides

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Alex Kershaw By May 26, 1940, around 250,000 British troops, the rump of what remained of the…

Kelley Shoemaker: Paratrooper during the Vietnam War

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…

“For your tomorrow” – Missouri Veteran Describes Value of Lessons Gleaned from 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…

Hacksaw Ridge, Desmond Doss, And The Battle Of Okinawa

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Kaya Johnson The Battle of Okinawa is considered to be one of the bloodiest battles of the…

Building ‘Camp Swampy’ – Missouri military experience helped inspire iconic Beetle Bailey® comic strip

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…

The Crew Of The B-24 Liberator “Star Valley” – Downed Behind Enemy Lines

War History Online presents this Guest Article by Mark Gero Saturday, February 5th, 1944, in a remote part of central France lies a village called…

Operation Overlord: The Greatest Amphibious Landing in History – Part 2

War History Online presents the second part of this Guest Article from Joseph M. Durante The Beaches At Sword Beach, the easternmost landing site of the invasion, the…

The Raid on Alexandria – Military History of Italy in WW2

War History Online presents this Guest Article by Bruera Clément Italy’s military history of World War II is not well known by that many people; this…

Hitler’s Island War – The Men who Fought for Leros – by Julie Peakman

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Julie Peakman In November 1943, a vicious battle took place on the little-known island of Leros in Greece. Along with…

“The Battles of Batdorf” – Career Of Late National Guard Colonel Characterized By Political Strife

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and author of the upcoming Arcadia Publishing release…

“Dusting off memories” – Veteran shares story of service in Merchant Marines and U.S. Air Force

Jeremy P. Ämick writes is a military historian and author of the upcoming book “Missouri at War” by Arcadia Publishing. The education Marvin Strolberg received…

Chaos In The Aftermath Of World War One: The German Revolution: 1918-1919

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Joseph M. Durante The German Revolution occurred shortly after World War I and included all the…