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The Iowa Class: A Departure from Traditional US Battleship Design

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Chris Knupp The four vessels of the Iowa class were the last battleships put to sea by…

The Forgotten War In S.W. Pacific: Air Raids From Australia Against The Dutch East Indies

War History Online Presents this Guest Blog from Author and Blogger Hans Wiesman. Check out his Blog and his Book.  In this Dakota Hunter Blog, you…

‘Without Precedent’ – Commando, Fighter Pilot and The True Story of Australia’s First Purple Heart

War History Online Presents This Article By Guest Blogger Owen Zupp The frozen Korean peninsula was a hostile environment for any downed pilot in 1952.…

‘Lucky Luciano’ – The Father of Organized Crime Won His Freedom by Helping the US Government during WW2

War History Online Presents This Article By Guest Blogger Jack Hawkins It is often said that crime does not pay, and when Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano…

Honor: Counterproductive Japanese War Ethics in WWII

War History Online proudly presents this guest article by Ryan Kim On the morning of May 11, 1945, the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) was supporting the…

“Sharing my story” – Local veteran served as parts specialist with infantry battalion in Vietnam War

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick – the author of the upcoming Burnt District Press release “Together as One:…

Finding The Voices Of The Veterans – Ann Hamlet Collects The Memoirs Of Veterans For Exciting New Book

War History Online presents this guest article – by Ann Hamlet In the 1950s, with London still battle-scarred from the Blitz, any child would ask their…

“What we went through” – James Belshe, WWII Veteran Earns Purple Heart for Injury Sustained in the Philippines

War History Online proudly presents this Guest Article by military historian Jeremy P. Amick. “Seventy-something years ago,” described Eldon, Mo., veteran James Belshe, a “wide-eyed…

Franz Staudegger – German Tiger Ace in the Battle of Kursk

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Evan Pinter The German Panzerkampfwagen VI, better known by its official designation “Tiger”, has sealed its reputation…

Lucky As Hell – Air Force veteran transitioned from transport to jet aircraft during Cold 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 Families…

The Awesome Alaska Class: America’s (Not Quite) Battlecruisers

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Chris Knupp This class of cruiser is perhaps one of the more confusing ships ever put to sea…

Serbian WWI soldiers who died in the Netherlands

War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Fabian Vendrig with the help of Tanja Vendrig & John Stienen In a corner of the Dutch…