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Unexpected Revolutionary War-Era Discovery Made During Construction Work in Virginia

Buildings along a street in Colonial Williamsburg

Colonial Williamsburg is one of the most notable outdoor museums dedicated to bringing the history of the American Revolution to modern-day society. They’ll further be…

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Longest Night of Museums – A Tour of D-Day’s Heroes with World of Warships

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Promotional art featuring World War II-era warships at sea

Save the date! War History Online‘s partners are hosting a special livestream event to commemorate the upcoming 80th anniversary of D-Day – the Allied landings…

Wreck of Famed WWII-Era American Submarine USS Harder (SS-257) Discovered In the South China Sea

Photogrammetry model of the USS Harder (SS-257) on the seafloor

The wreck of yet another American submarine lost during the Second World War has been located beneath the water’s surface. The USS Harder (SS-257) sunk…

Royal Air Force Pilot Loses Life After Supermarine Spitfire Crashes Near RAF Coningsby

Supermarine Spitfire in flight

A Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot has died after the World War II-era Supermarine Spitfire he was manning crashed in a field near RAF Coningsby.…

Anthony Anderson, Drew Carey Hosting 2024 National Memorial Day Parade

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Male child running alongside a parade float that's driving past the White House

The American Veterans Center (AVC) is slated to hold its annual National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC on May 27, 2024. The event, which…

INTERVIEW: Undersea Salvage Expert Curt Newport Talks About His Involvement in the Searches for Challenger and USS Indianapolis

Portrait of Curt Newport + Front cover of 'Ready to Dive: Five Decades of Adventure in the Abyss'

Curt Newport is an underwater salvage expert with decades of experiencing. Along with exploring the likes of the RMS Titanic, he was also involved in…

Soviet-Era IS-3M Returning to the Arena for TANKFEST 2024

IS-3M driving along a dirt course

The Tank Museum in Bovington, United Kingdom, is gearing up for TANKFEST 2024, with the facility announcing yet another armored vehicle set to make an…

Ukraine Confirms Sinking of Russia’s ‘Last Cruise Missile Carrier’ in Crimea

Tsiklon leaving port

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has confirmed that at least one Russian vessel was struck during a missile attack on the Crimean…

Official Trailer Released for Kelsey Grammer WWII-Era Movie, ‘Murder Company’

Kelsey Grammer sitting on the set of 'Today'

In the lead-up to the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day, the official trailer has dropped for a new World War II-era film…

Organizers Looking Forward to 80th Anniversary of Guernsey’s Liberation Next Year

Camouflage-colored naval gun in an emplacement

The tiny Channel Island of Guernsey holds the record of being the most fortified place along the German military’s Atlantic Wall. Turning it into a…

King Charles III Names Prince William Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps, Prince Harry’s Old Squadron

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King Charles III and William, Prince of Wales standing in front of a Boeing AH-64 Apache

King Charles III has passed on the baton of colonel-in-chief of the Army Air Corps to one of his sons – but it’s not the…

Orlando Bloom Reveals His Role in ‘Troy’ Went ‘Against Everything I Felt In My Being’

Orlando Bloom as Paris, Prince of Troy in 'Troy'

Orlando Bloom has spoken out about his role in the 2004 historical epic, Troy. The actor, who starred alongside Brad Pitt and Eric Bana in…