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Counter-Attack at the Siegfried Line: How Field Marshal von Rundstedt Threw Back the First Allied Break Through

In September 1944, American troops broke through Germany’s toughest defensive line. The Germans were saved from disaster by a hard-drinking field marshal who reacted faster…

B-17 “Preston’s Pride” Being Restored by Volunteers

Volunteers in Tulare, California, are working to complete the restoration of “Preston’s Pride,” a World War II Boeing B-17 bomber. The plane has been sitting…

“Monuments Men” Comes to TV: Author’s Search for Art Stolen by Nazis Continues

Robert Edsel of Dallas, Texas, has spent decades of his life recovering art that had been stolen by the Nazis during the World War II…

WWII Hero Saved Flag from Kamikaze Attacks

Bill Kelly keeps a photograph in his room at the Claremont Center nursing home where he lives. The picture is of him in a football…

BREAKING: King Tiger Buried Since 1944 to be Recovered by Author Gary Sterne

There had been a year of uncertainty, but now the fate of WW2 German Army King Tiger No. 124 has finally been decided by the…

Armored Warfare Expansion “Caribbean Crisis” Available Today For PlayStation 4

The expansion brings the anticipated game mode “Special Operations” to the PS4 Version introducing an engaging overarching narrative My.com, developer and global publisher of Armored Warfare proudly…

Missing B-24 Bomber Discovered By Project Recover In Hansa Bay Off Papua New Guinea

Latest find ends years-long search for “Heaven Can Wait” aircraft shot down in 1944 battle and associated with 11 American MIAs May 22, 2018 –…

The Battle of Long Tan: 1500 Strong VC and NVA Force Ambushed 108 Australians – And Lost

During the Vietnam War, 108 Australian soldiers stood against some 1,500 to 2,500 Vietnamese forces near the village of Long Tan. When the battle was…

Julius Caesar At The Siege Of Alesia – The Decisive Battle In His Conquest Of Gaul

The Imperator Gaius of the Julii, who was called Caesar, was in Gaul with sixty thousand men. Twelve legions of Roman infantry were supported by…

The Effects of the Lonely Queen Still Seen Among the Trees of Norway

Ian Harvey

The effects of the Second World War are still around us, affecting us in subtle, strange, and fundamental ways.  One of the visible ways in…

Illuminating experience – U.S. Army veteran went on to serve with 1st Marine Division in Vietnam War

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…

WW1: German Spies Blew Up 100,000 Pounds of TNT in New Jersey And Damaged The Statue Of Liberty

The first terrorist attack on US soil happened when Germany attacked New Jersey in 1916 – an event which became known as the Black Tom…