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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…

An Anti-Nuclear Exhibit Comes to Los Alamos

Ian Harvey

There’s an ongoing argument regarding the manufacture and potential use of nuclear weapons. One side sees them as a necessary evil, an unfortunate side effect…

Historian Reveals Details About The Drastic Building Transformations That Occurred During WWII

Ian Harvey

A new book by historian Julie Summers tells the story of 12 stately homes, which were requisitioned by the British government to help with the…

Hans Joachim Marseille, Anti Nazi & One Of The Most Amazing Fighter Pilots Of WWII

He was among Germany’s most accomplished flying Aces during WWII – though he hated killing. His success was valuable propaganda for the Nazis – yet…

The First Avengers

Ian Harvey

It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood movie.  A small cadre of Jews hatched a plot that would kill six million Germans, by poisoning…

The Invasion of Poland in the Opening Stages of World War Two

The invasion of Poland was one in a long line of acts of Nazi German aggression. It was also the one that tipped Europe into…

The Victoria Cross Recipient who Sailed his Submarine Full of Explosives into a Viaduct during the Zeebrugge Raid

War History Online Presents this Guest Blog From Christopher Sandford – author of the book “Zeebrugge 1918: The Greatest Raid of All”  Shortly after midnight on…