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Rampaging through history with new book about the Vikings – Review by David D. Kindy

“Northmen: The Viking Saga, AD 793-1241” By John Haywood Reviewed By Guest Blogger David D. Kindy For nearly 500 years, the Vikings were the scourge of much…

“It all happened so fast” – Army veteran shares story of WWII service, Central Missouri Honor Flight

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…

3 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…

The Story of “Grey Ghost”, the Largest and Fastest Troopship of World War II

Construction of “Hull Number 534”, as it was called when commenced, started in 1930.  John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland, built it for Anglo-American…

Tragic Story by Hans Wiesman: Dumbo PBY Catalina saved 56 USS Indianapolis Sailors From Massive Shark Attack

In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog, you will read about some backgrounds of what is known as the largest Shark attack ever in naval history and…

Guest Blogger Alex Kershaw: “LAST FLIGHT FROM SINGAPORE” 75TH ANNIVERSARY STORY

To mark fall of Singapore, 15 February 1942 – Alex Kershaw is an author of books on WWII, including the New York Times best-sellers The Bedford…

“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…

Mel Gibson’s Epic “Hacksaw Ridge” Reviewed by Jack Hawkins

Hacksaw Ridge spins a crowd-pleasing yarn about a simple man who possessed extraordinary mettle and bravery. Desmond Doss, a ‘conscientious cooperator’ from Lynchburg, Virginia, saved…

The Berlin Special Forces Team Tasked with Nuking the Soviet Union

War History Online presents this Guest Article from by James Stejskal Think the Russian threat worries the United States now? At the height of the…

The ‘Cisco Kids’: Tuskegee Airmen brothers George and Arnold Cisco

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Eugene Jones Baldwin Arnold and George Cisco grew up in mostly white, rural Jerseyville, Illinois, graduating with…

Band of Brothers, Behind The Scenes – New Book In The Works

After more than 15 years, why is Band of Brothers still such a popular television series? Looking back, after watching the series so many times,…

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…