The Slave Who Stole A Confederate Ship, Met President Lincoln & Bought His Master’s House
In 1862, Robert Smalls stole a Confederate ship, gave it to the Union Army, freed slaves, and met President Abraham Lincoln. After the war, he…
The Opening Frontier Battles Of World War One Were Fast-Moving Compared To The Long And Terrible Stalemate Which Later Defined The Conflict
WWI is remembered as a war of stagnation, in which the Allied and Central Powers faced each other from their trench lines across no man’s…
How the Father of Organized Crime Won His Freedom by Helping the US Government during WW2
War History Online Presents This Article By Guest Blogger Jack Hawkins It is often said that crime does not pay, and when Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano…
A New Book Written By World War II Pilot Shares The Danger And Honor Of His Military Service
When Jack Colman was a boy living in the city of York, England, he dreamed of flying airplanes. He finally got his chance when just…
Harold Agerholm: Medal Of Honor recipient saved 45 of his comrades to safety before he was cut down in the prime of his life by a sniper
Harold C. Agerholm had a quiet start to his life. After qualifying from school in Racine, Wisconsin he worked as a multigraph operator for the…
WWI Soldiers Are Finally Laid To Rest
This summer will be the 102nd anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles fought during World War I. With the continuing new improvements in DNA testing,…
Americans increasingly ignorant about the Holocaust – says a report by the Claims Conference
Nearly a fifth of American millennials don’t know what Auschwitz is. So says a report by the Claims Conference which was released recently and yet…
We Ask If Anyone Was Really Neutral During WWII – The Story of Switzerland, Portugal and Sweden
The most destructive conflict in modern history certainly did not leave anyone unaffected. However, some countries – Switzerland, Portugal, Sweden, and Spain – were never…
Operation Werewolf: The German Resistance An Elite Group Of Military Men Behind Enemy Lines, To Operate Secretly, Using Guerrilla Tactics
In the Autumn of 1944, the Nazis instigated a plan to establish active forces behind enemy lines as the Allies pushed through Germany. It was called…
Operation Urgent Fury: The 1983 US Invasion of Grenada
In 1983, the Cold War was rather hot: Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States and the relations between East and West deteriorated.…
When He Ran Out of Grenades He Started Throwing Empty Beer Bottles and Earned the Victoria Cross
War tends to favor those with initiative and ingenuity and for Victoria Cross recipient Bill Speakman, he would evidently possess both. Some might think when…
The Panzer Attack on Faïd Pass – the most experienced forces in the region were about to hit the exposed French
On January 30, 1943, German forces attacked the French holding Faïd Pass in Tunisia. The battle highlighted the weakness Allied troops in North Africa were…