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“For your tomorrow” – Missouri Veteran Describes Value of Lessons Gleaned from Naval Service

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…

An Age Of Brutal Conflicts – The Vikings and The Franks

Andrew Knighton

Two great military forces dominated Europe in the 9th century. On the mainland was the Frankish Empire, a kingdom covering modern France and much of…

The Incredible WW2 Story Of Intrepid Espionage Agent Bill Chong: Agent 50

By Catherine Clement Not every secret agent is flashy and well-dressed like James Bond. In fact, sometimes the most unassuming individuals prove to be the…

The Raid on Alexandria – Military History of Italy in WW2

War History Online presents this Guest Article by Bruera Clément Italy’s military history of World War II is not well known by that many people; this…

This Russian Refused To Launch Nuclear Missiles During The Cuban Missile Crisis – He Saved The World

Shahan Russell

The fact that you can read this is because of a man who said “no” due to an accident. In doing so, he literally saved the world.…

This Epic Siege In World War II Lasted For More Than 100 Days

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Evan Pinter In history, there have been many great examples of heroic last stands. Among the most…

Fighting For Favor, Fighting For Fame – Recruiting Armies In The Unforgiving World Of Medieval England

Andrew Knighton

Recruiting an army could be a difficult business in the Middle Ages. Most people’s lives consisted of farming small patches of land. When people didn’t…

The Baking Powder Turned Explosive Device in Occupied China during WWII

Who’s up for some pancakes? How about exploding pancakes? In the midst of WWII technological acceleration, scientists on both sides were constantly engaged in figuring…

Hitler’s Escape Sub Possibly Found

Ian Harvey

One of the more colorful rumors floating around about the end of the Second World War was that Hitler and his inner-circle managed to escape…

BBC TV: A program on Churchill’s hand-picked spies & assassins

Ian Harvey

Among the little-known facts about the second world war was that Winston Churchill employed a league of hand-picked spies and assassins to assist in the…

War hero passes away: He was one of only two remaining Czech pilots who served in the RAF

Ian Harvey

Brigadier General Miroslav Liškutín passed away in the small English town of Fareham on February 19th, 2018, at the age of 98. He was one…

The Channel Dash Was Hitler Trying to Save His Ships – A Fast-Moving Naval Battle Of WWII

Most of the naval action of WWII took place in the vast spaces of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but there were also confrontations in…