Sobibor Death Camp: Looters Dig Up Holocaust Victims Graves Looking For Gold
The Nazi extermination camp at Sobibór in south-east Poland was part of the worst phase of the Holocaust – called ‘Operation Reinhard’. There is now…
7 Flying Aces – Warriors of the Skies
A flying ace is a fighter pilot who shoots down five or more enemy aircraft. Today this number has decreased, since dogfights are rare because…
The Tank Museum – A Guided Tour
The Tank Museum at Bovington houses the largest collection of tanks in the world, including modern tanks such as the Challenger and dating right back…
A Lasting Memory Of One Christmas Eve Midnight Mass During the Korean War
A decade ago, Army Pfc. Norman Deptula sat in his warm home in Webster, Massachusetts and wrote the remarkable story of a Christmas miracle that…
Bomber Offensive: Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur Harris – Review by Jack Hawkins
Bomber Offensive: Marshal of the RAF Sir Arthur Harris is the memoir of Sir Arthur Harris, who served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of RAF Bomber…
Our Imogen Is Just Too Cavalier! Mark Barnes spent a few freezing cold hours in Chatham with our friends from Wargaming
I get to do some daft stuff for War History Online but I am not sure standing about on a warship while it is blowing…
Little-known Volunteers were “Flying Nightingales”: Air-Ambulance Nurses
Lilian West from Cardiff may be one of the last surviving “Flying Nightingales”. The Flying Nightingales were air-ambulance nurses who risked their lives during WW2…
What Did the CIA Know About The Murder Of John F Kennedy?
John McCone was instated as the Director of the CIA after John F. Kennedy fired its previous director, Allen Dulles, for the CIA’s catastrophic attempt…
25 Iconic Pictures Of The German Blitzkrieg 1940
In early spring 1940 Nazi Germany launched their offensives which, after a few months would lead to the capture of most of western Europe. Beginning…
Amazing! F4 Phantom Hits Concrete Wall At 500 MPH In Crash Test
The US Government wanted to test what would happen if a plane crashed into the concrete walls of a nuclear power station. For this they…
JF Kennedy’s PT-109 – Towing A Wounded Crew Member To Safety With His Teeth For 3.5 Miles Before Going For Help
In 1963, Warner Bros. released a film about the WWII sinking of JF Kennedy’s Patrol Torpedo (PT) boat. Called ‘PT 109’ the film was the…
The Lethal Soviet Night Witches – Russian Female Heroes Of The Air
Few people would connect broomsticks, witches and crop-sprayers to a feared group of female Russian pilots. The women pilots were members of the 588th Night…