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BLACK WIDOW: America’s P-61 Night-Fighter

Northrop P-61, also known as Black Widow, was one of the largest aircraft in the fighter category and proved very effective, especially against the Japanese…

Battle of Borodino re-enactment takes place near Moscow

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[Via] A mass battle re-enactment Napoleonic warshas taken place near Moscow to commemorate the Battle of Borodino during the Napoleonic wars. The Battle of Borodino…

WWII Veteran Transmitted The News of Japanese Surrender 70 Years Ago

A World War Two US veteran, now aged 93, reminisces as the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies approaches. Stephen Dennis was a…

‘SUVLA 15’ A new history of a critical period of the Gallipoli campaign from Salient Books

SUVLA 15

We welcome books from publishers big and small at War History Online and it is especially pleasing to let you know about this new title…

China holds victory over Japan military parade

China has this week held a huge military parade to commemorate the country’s victory over Japan during World War Two. The parade was held in…

WATCH: Tank Chats #9 Whippet – Medium A

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The ninth in a series of short films about some of the vehicles in our collection presented by The Tank Museum’s historian David Fletcher MBE.…

Killing Heydrich, the Butcher of Prague

It all began on September 30, 1938 when the Munich Agreement was signed. With this agreement, England and France gave the Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler…

10 Things You Didn’t Know About The A-10 Thunderbolt II – Warthog

In the early 1970s, the A-10 Thunderbolt II was developed. This official name is derived from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt that was used in World…

World War One cannon stolen from Veterans of Foreign Wars building

A World War One cannon has been stolen from the Veterans of Foreign Wars building in Benton Township, Michigan. The cannon was on display outside…

World War Two tanker wreck discovered off Hawaii

The wreck of a World War Two tanker has been discovered off the coast of Hawaii. The USNS Mission San Miguel was a large fuel…

WATCH: Tank Chats #5 Lanchester Armoured Car

Lanchester Armoured Car

Lanchester Armoured Cars were produced by the The Lanchester Company at the request of the War Office, during late 1920’s and 30’s. The long chassis…

Awesome P-47 Gun Camera Footage

The Thunderbolt was one of the heaviest and largest fighter planes ever built; it was also only powered by a single piston engine. It was…