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Paramount Television Looks to Develop Series Based on Battlefield Video Game

Since movies based on video games don’t tend to do well at the box office, Paramount Television has decided that TV shows based on video…

This Is What Every D-Day Re-Enactment Should Look Like (Watch)

Reenacting D-Day is certainly quite a job and enthusiasts in Conneaut, Ohio prove they’re up to it every year. D-Day Conneaut is one of the…

Vietnam War Helicopter Assault – Raw Footage (Watch)

This video footage is narrated by Military Policeman Michael Baker. It opens with a description of assault tactics carried out by helicopters by the 1st…

5 Legendary Military Units

From the beginning of the 13th till the end of the 18th centuries, we can safely pick these five legendary units. These warrior units participated…

Hastings and Beyond: The Norman Conquest of England

Andrew Knighton

The Norman conquest of England was more than just the Battle of Hastings. To secure his new country, William the Conqueror had to gain control…

Charity Edna Adams – the Highest Ranking African-American Woman During WWII

During WWII, the US did its best to maintain the flow of mail to its troops in Europe. Unfortunately, most able-bodied workers were either fighting…

Top 10 War Sites Every British Person Should Visit

If you’re British (or even if you’re just visiting Great Britain), don’t miss out on some of these interesting, moving and all-around fascinating war-related sites.…

True: A Stranded Dutch Warship In WWII Disguising Itself As An Island To Evade Japanese Bombers

The Netherlands officially surrendered on May 15th, 1940. However, its Navy continued the fight. Part of the navy was deployed in the Dutch East Indies…

Austria Attempting to Tear Down House Hitler Was Born In

The Interior Minister of Austria said that he would like to tear down the house where Adolf Hitler was born to prevent it from becoming…

Germany apologises for Herero Genocide

“I believe that the nation as such should be annihilated, or, if this is not possible by tactical measures, expelled from the country. The Herero…

The Tupolev TU-95RTs (Bear D) and theTU-142 (Bear F) in Cuba

War History Online presents this Guest Blog by Miguel Vargas-Caba The TU-95RTs (Bear D) In 1970 the Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskogo Flota, or Naval Aviation felt…

Waking Up To Find A Nuclear Bomb In The Back Yard

In 1958, a nuclear bomb landed in the Gregg yard. It made a crater, killed some poultry, injured some family members (not too seriously), and…