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Amazing Pictures – The Lost Tommies in Colour

In 2011 a team of researchers, led by Australian journalist Ross Coulthart, made an incredible discovery. They uncovered a collection of hundreds of photographs from…

‘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.…

How 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…

“A War Overlooked” – W. Martin, WWII Veteran Performed Anti-Submarine Service Aboard Planes in the Caribbean

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 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…

“Blood is thicker than water!” An American Comes To The Rescue At The Taku Forts

War History Online Presents this Guest Article by Frank Jastrzembski – www.frankjastrzembski.com Josiah Tattnall cringed as he watched the helpless British steamboats catch fire one by one…

Valentine Baker’s Last Stand At The Battle of Tashkessen  

War History Online Presents This Piece, Kindly Contributed By Guest Blogger Frank Jastrzembski –  www.frankjastrzembski.com Nearly 3,000 miles from the coastline of his native England,…

The Belgian Fortress That Stopped The German Invaders For 11 Days In May 1940 – Fort Aubin-Neufchateau

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Fort d’Aubin-Neufchateau ASBL Fort Aubin-Neufchateau is just 10km from the massive fortress of Eben-Emael. While Eben-Emael…

The “Black Knight” – Wild Fighter, Feared Duellist, And Hero Of The Mexican – American War

By Guest Blogger Frank Jastrzembski – www.frankjastrzembski.com Few men can claim to be one of America’s most feared duelists and war hero at the same time.…

Skorzeny: The Mythical Nazi Commando (Part 2)

Continues from SKORZENY: The Mythical Commando (Part 1) By Adeyinka Makinde At the time, both the Hague and Geneva Conventions permitted the execution of “spies and saboteurs”…

Skorzeny: The Mythical Nazi Commando (Part 1)

Guest Blog For War History Online By Adeyinka Makinde The rescue seventy years ago of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity in a hotel lodge…

Remains Of Destroyed Panther Tank Discovered in Poland – Amazing Pictures

Hundreds of parts of a unique tank called “The Panther” were found in Chrostkowo, Poland. The fascinating story began several kilometers further where the first…