Nine Factors That Brought Stonewall Jackson Victory
General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was one of the most successful and eccentric commanders of the American Civil War. Despite a religious and personal fervor…
Three 2000-year-old Roman Shipwrecks located in Egyptian Bay of Aboukir
Archeologists investigating the Bay of Aboukir on the northern coast of Egypt near the city of Alexandria, have made many exciting discoveries. This bay is…
If You’ve Ever Thought Of Owning Your Own Medieval Manor, Now’s Your Chance
Have you ever heard the phrase, “live like a king”? It is possible if you’re willing to move to Wales. A home built by monks…
Oskar Groening, The“Bookkeeper of Auschwitz” Found Fit To Serve His Time In Prison
Oskar Groening was tried in 2015 for his involvement at Auschwitz and convicted to four years in prison as an accomplice in the murder of…
WWII Bomber Pilot Returned Home 70 Years After Fatal Crash
Seventy years after the war, Barbara O’Brien received the call that the remains of her father, Robert Mains, had been positively identified and he was…
These WW2 Railwaymen Gave Their Lives to Prevent a Munitions Disaster
Close your eyes and imagine an act of wartime courage. What do you picture? A soldier carrying a comrade to safety? A captain buying his…
Building ‘Camp Swampy’ – Missouri military experience helped inspire iconic Beetle Bailey® comic strip
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…
The British POW Who Saved Hundreds of Jews from Death at Auschwitz
Few people have had a more ironic name that Charles Coward. This Second World War soldier risked his life while a prisoner of the Nazis,…
Great Military Deceptions of World War Two
Military intelligence was vital to the Second World War. Trickery abounded, as commanders tried to deceive opponents about their plans. Tricking Rommel at Alamein Intelligence…
The Crew Of The B-24 Liberator “Star Valley” – Downed Behind Enemy Lines
War History Online presents this Guest Article by Mark Gero Saturday, February 5th, 1944, in a remote part of central France lies a village called…
The First US Soldier to Receive the Medal of Honor in WW2 Volunteered for the Fight that Killed Him
Perhaps that could be said of many in that they volunteered for the fight in World War 2. But with Alexander Nininger, who was already…
How the British Military Learned in Advance About the V2 Rocket – and How They Responded
The V2 rocket and its predecessor V1 had the potential to transform the Second World War. The world’s first long-range unmanned missiles, they were a…