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Uncovered Diary Tells Real Life Tragic Love Story

Ian Harvey

It’s a tragic story. Young love torn apart by evil. Two children in over their heads, as the big bad world crushes their romance before…

World War Two’s Long Struggle for New Guinea

When the Japanese invaded New Guinea in early 1942, they began a struggle for control of the island which would last until the end of…

Being a Footsoldier in Ancient Battles; A Frontline View of Victory

What was it actually like to fight with the heavy infantry on an ancient battlefield? The average person has their views shaped by Hollywood, but…

After 39 Soviet Commandos Took Hill 3234 In Afghanistan, Not Even Hundreds Of Mujahedeen Could Dislodge Them

Greg Jackson

The Soviet-Afghan War, or the “Soviet Vietnam” as some political analysts called it, was one of the key points in which the decaying superpower came…

Different Kind Of Base – Air Force veteran served with Strategic Air Command in the early 1950s

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…

Four Military Operations Which Were Fought In Abominable Weather Conditions

Rain and snow tend to make people stay inside with a nice cup of tea, hot chocolate, or maybe something stronger. As you would expect,…

His Eyes Express The Madness Of The War: Shell Shocked Soldier In A Trench During The Somme Offensive

Shell shock was one of the major side effects of WWI. Many soldiers suffered from it, as it was caused by the heavy explosions and constant…

The Fighting Filipinos: Give me ten thousand Filipinos and I shall conquer the world – MacArthur

Colin Fraser

Did the Japanese really conquer the Philippines? Well, they certainly beat the American and Philippine professional forces and toppled the government. But by the time…

When The Allies Attacked Oran And Were Annihilated By Vichy French Soldiers

After the fall of France during WWII, a puppet regime was established, with its administrative center in the town of Vichy, declaring itself The Vichy…

Dakotas over Normandy On Track

The event schedule for the much anticipated “Daks over Normandy” event in June 2019 is slowly materializing. For the first time since 1944, the skies…

From The Tank Museum: New Chapter In Story Of Tiger 131: 3 – Major Lidderdale’s Recovery

The earliest documentary evidence from The Tank Museum Archive on the subject of Tiger 131 tells us that the tank was recovered from the battlefield…

First Indian Army Soldier To Be Awarded VC Was The Only Man of His Team to Survive the German Onslaught at Ypres

Jeff Edwards

It is a scene often played out in the movies.  Wounded and overrun by superior enemy numbers, the only option was to feign death and…