Defying Blitzkrieg – Heroes of the Brest Fortress
The defense of the old fortress located near the Belarusian city of Brest has become an example of fortitude and courage. When the German army…
America’s Battle for Cherbourg, June 1944
Cherbourg was one of the US Army’s first major targets during Operation Overlord. The city at the end of the Cotentin peninsula was a significant…
Pavlov’s House – “Fortress” at Stalingrad
In the Russian city of Volgograd today, one of the largest statues in the world stands atop Mamayev Kurgan, a hilltop that changed hands a…
8th Air Force in Britain – Keeping the Past Alive
I had the wonderful opportunity in May of this year to participate in the National WWII Museum’s Masters of the Air Tour of 8th Air…
German U-Boats and Ending the “Filibuster” in Congress
When Woodrow Wilson put forth his proposal to arm American merchant vessels in February of 1917 his reasoning was simple and straightforward: the threat of…
Vacuum of Power – Foundation of the Bosnian War
When the Cold War came to an end in 1989, the Soviet Union collapsed. Most other Eastern European nations followed leading to general unrest and…
Russian Double Agents – 3 Master Spies of the Cold War
“Russian Double Agent” Those three words alone evoke images of shadowy organizations engaged in clandestine intelligence dealings in far-flung locations, straight out of an Ian…
Witnessing Transitions – Army Enlisted Soldier Now a NG Warrant Officer
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families…
How Napoleon Consolidated an Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign in 1796-7 helped end the French Revolutionary Wars for France, but they were considerably more successful in regards to what they…
Mighty Eighth Vets: A Ball Turret Gunner & Navigator Roles in the City of Savannah Restoration
Hundreds of men and women have contributed to the restoration of the B-17 City of Savannah at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air…
Nigerian Civil War – The Ashes Linger
Hostilities in the Nigerian civil war commenced on the 6th day of June 1967; it is one of the sourest conflicts ever to (dis)grace the…
“Not Many But Much” – Foreign Pilots in the Battle of Britain, There Were More Than We Realize
“Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.” This famous statement, from a speech by…