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Operation Market Garden: The Assault that could have Changed the War

War History Online presents this Guest Article by Mark Gero On February 4, 1945, in the Crimean city of Yalta, three of the greatest minds in…

A Brief History of Rifle Optics in the United States

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Sam Bocetta Modern rifle sights represent the culmination of almost 300 years of development in optical…

The Monk who Stopped Bullets with Silk: Inventing the Bulletproof Vest

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This post is part of Culture.pl series and Stories From The Eastern West It’s 16th March 1897 in Chicago. Two men stand face-to-face in a…

The Dakota Hunter: Nippon’s 2nd attack plan on US, Genesis of Alaska Highway 1942

War History Online presents this Guest Piece by Hans Weisman Right after the successful Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor/ Hawaii on Dec 7, 1941, many…

“That’s how they did things” – Veteran shares story of WWII Navy service in the Pacific

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…

An Unexpected Partnership in WW2: Nazi Germany and the Republic of China

Look at these photos – a Nazi German officer and Wehrmacht troops, right? Wrong. A quick first glance at these photos would have most military…

“I did my bit” – Veteran served as pilot with Army Air Corps during World War II

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…

Courage And Valour – New Zealanders In The Italian Campaign of WWII

The largely forgotten story of New Zealand’s contribution to the liberation of Italy between 1943 and 1945 is being told in a free podcast series…

The Nizam-I Cedid Army and the end of Selim III

War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Taşkın Bora Dayangaç The Birth of Reformation The Nizam-ı Cedid Army was created to reform the Ottoman…

Airborne Aircraft Carriers of the early 1950s by Hans Wiesman

During WWII, the flight range of the USAF long-distance bombers made huge leaps forward with every new model that came out, mainly due to the…

“For our liberty” – National Guardsman from Central Missouri killed in First World 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…

The Myths Of The Montana Class Battleships

War History Online presents this Guest Article by Chris Knupp. Artist’s impression of the Montana class Battleship Myth #1: The Montana class Ignored the Panama Canal…