Sid Phillips, The Pacific Fame, World War Two veteran dies aged 91
An Alabama World War Two veteran and US Marine from Mobile, Alabama has died aged 91 years old. Doctor Sidney Phillips passed away this week…
Abandoned; WW2 Luftwaffe German Military Airbase
The German airfield Schönwalde was built in 1934 by the German Ministry of Aviation as a base for the German Air Force. They did this at…
When Ancient Gods Collide: Attila the Hun and Flavius Aetius
The Roman Empire seemed to be on the verge of an unalterable collapse at the beginning of the fifth century AD. It had become unable…
‘White Feather’ – America’s Vietnam War Sniper
Carlos Hathcock wore a white feather in his bush hat as he “wormed” his way through the jungle, following North Vietnam Army personnel during the…
NEVER forget the child soldiers. Facts & sad images of their fight…
Wars are always started by the adults, but not only adults take part. War does not spare anyone, so armed kids aren’t a rare occurrence.…
WWII’s ‘D-Day Doll’ Takes to the Skies in All its Glory
‘Mayday! Mayday!’ screamed the Pilot of a World War 2 Skytrooper during a flight last week, the plane was almost on a nose dive seemingly…
Nazi World War Two Items Are Worth A Lot
South America is well-known to have been a post-World War Two Nazi hideout, as hundreds of Germans fled Europe to escape punishment from the Allies…
Dutch Man Cared for Grave of American Paratrooper Since He Was 13
A new film is being made about a Dutch man who has tended the grave of a West Virginian World War Two soldier for more…
The Strangest, Funniest, Eccentric and Odd Habits Of Stalin, Hitler, Churchill and FDR
Admit it, finding little-known funny, eccentric and odd habits, obsessions and facts about men who carved their places in history is both amusing and interesting.…
Wreck of the SS Thistlegorm in the Egyptian Red Sea
By Super Jolly for War History Online: Underwater for 68 years, a snap shot in time and beautifully preserved WWII cargo so desperately needed by Allied…
Medal of Honor – John R. Fox sacrificed himself by deliberately calling an artillery strike on his own position
John Robert Fox was an American soldier who was killed in action when he deliberately called artillery fire on his own position after his position…
Audie Murphy – The US Most Decorated Soldier – Plays Himself In To Hell And Back
One of the most highly decorated American soldier of World War II, Audie Leon Murphy, was born on the 20th June 1925. His life story…