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Shooting Down 7 Aircraft In One Day, This Marine Was Awarded The Medal Of Honor On His First Mission

Jeff Edwards

Lieutenant James Swett wasn’t the only man to become an Ace in one day during the war and nor was he the only Ace to…

This Diminutive Welshman VC Captured 100 Germans and 500 yards of German Trenches

Jeff Edwards

If the history of war proves one thing it is that the physical stature of a man has little to do with the gallantry they…

The Battle of Pharsalus: How Caesar Won a Civil War While Outnumbered Two to One

The Battle of Pharsalus was one of the most important in Julius Caesar’s career. Fought on the 9th of August 48 BC, it was the…

For Lt. Col. Merritt, WWII only lasted 6 Hours: But he was Awarded a Victoria Cross

Greg Jackson

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Merritt, who would one day go on to be a Victoria Cross recipient, spent three years in German captivity. However, by that point…

Sappers And Siege Engines – Ivan The Terrible Conquers The city Of Kazan

Jack Beckett

The army had been in place under the city walls for weeks. Ivan the Fourth, Tsar of all the Russians, accompanied his force in the…

Operation Jericho – A Rescue Mission Which Turned Into A Bloodbath

Operation Jericho was an air raid conducted by the RAF with the goal of freeing the captives of the Nazi-held Amiens prison in France. The…

British “National Treasure” Featured in Debut Exhibition in National WWI Museum and Memorial’s New Wylie Gallery

One of the world’s largest war-related paintings will be exhibited in the Midwest for the first time as part of the inaugural Wylie Gallery exhibition John…

Fellowship of combat – Jefferson City paratrooper killed in action during second tour in Vietnam

 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…

Connection To Our Past – Legacy of WWI Missouri Soldier Preserved by Military Portrait

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…

Upcoming Epic ‘Hurricane’ Movie With Stars From Game of Thrones & Hacksaw Ridge (TEASER + Photos inside)

The story of 303 Squadron is to be told through the eyes and experience of Jan Zumbach, one of the best aces of the Battle…

First African American to Earn The Navy Cross Was a Cook Firing .50-Caliber Machine Guns at Japanese Bombers At Pearl Harbor

Jeff Edwards

World War 2 will long be remembered as the epitome of total war, total gallantry, and total brutality. It spared none based on their ethnic…

ROC Constable Killed in WWII Receives Military Headstone

Ian Harvey

Jack Kelway of the Royal Observer Corps, was killed by a German aircraft in WWII. He was finally honored on October 11, 2017, when 28…