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Awesome Power Of Ancient Rome – The Total Destruction Of Rome’s Greatest Rival

The conflict between Rome and Carthage was one of the greatest in the ancient world. Throughout the Punic Wars, they grappled for control of the…

The True Story Of A Famous WWII Photograph

Very few wartime photos show the terror and violence of air war with such expression. The photo had been published in 1944 by most of…

WWII Jeep Facts Every Jeep Owner Should Know

World War II saw the creation of one of America’s most beloved vehicles, the Jeep. Now primarily produced for consumer use, the Jeep was once…

The Long Road to War: Feature-length documentary about the origins of WWI (with Extended Trailer)

The Long Road to War is a feature-length cinema documentary about the origins of WWI. Coming from a country that lost over 20% of its…

Four Valiant Stands From Both World Wars: These Men Kept Up The Fight When All Hope Was Lost

The Lost Battalion of WWI The Americans were eager to make their mark when their boys finally entered the Great War. The Americans had no…

Battle of Busan Perimeter, The First Major Conflict In The Korean War

Busan Perimeter The Battle of Busan Perimeter took place in the fall of 1950 and was one of the first major conflicts of the Korean…

The Battle of Wavre – Ten Miles From Waterloo, Another Battle May Have Sealed Napoleon’s Fate

The long struggle of the Napoleonic wars famously culminated in the Battle of Waterloo. Undoubtedly Napoleon Bonaparte’s greatest defeat, this engagement would signal the end…

German Town Still Divided 30 Years After Berlin Wall Fell

Ian Harvey

Thirty years after the Berlin Wall was taken down, there is still one town in Germany that is split between east and west. The town…

This Fighter Pilot Saved a Bomber Squadron From German Fighter Attacks For over Half an Hour – Alone

During WWII, he single-handedly protected a bomber squadron against German planes… even when he ran out of ammo. They called him the “One Man Airforce”…

I didn’t want him to leave – Local veteran killed in action while serving as infantry officer in Korean 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…

10 Facts – Reinhard Heydrich – The Architect Of The Holocaust Who Hitler Called “The Man With The Iron Heart”

David Herold

Unless you are a WWII aficionado, it’s likely you don’t have all the facts about every Nazi official memorized. However, every individual who played a…

To Make Life Easier For The People Of Occupied Crete, The Allies Kidnapped The Nazi Commander

The Special Operation Executive (SOE) in 1944, planned to conduct a daring mission in Crete. Their initial plan was to kidnap the German commander of…