War on the Terraces: The Nika Riots
First the stewards and then the riot squad had been unable to deal with the supporters when trouble flared on the stands, and eventually, after…
“All American” – 72 Years Later, D-Day Paratrooper Les Cruise Returns To The WWII Plane He Jumped From
72 years later, WWII hero Les Cruise flies again on the same plane from D-Day. This time his family boarded with him. Today, he is…
Ancient Piracy and Teuta: The Illyrian Pirate Queen
Throughout world history, piracy has had a constant presence throughout certain parts of the world. Ancient piracy isn’t often discussed, but one could say that it…
An Island Too Far: The disastrous Sicilian Expedition
Sparta and Athens fought the epic Peloponnesian War over several decades, which involved massive battles on land and sea, it saw one of the first…
Julius Caesar at the Siege of Alesia – the decisive battle in the conquest of Gaul
The Imperator Gaius of the Julii, who was called Caesar, was in Gaul with sixty thousand men. Twelve legions of Roman infantry were supported by…
The massive Tupolev TU-95RTs (Bear D) and the TU-142 (Bear F) in Cuba
War History Online presents this Guest Blog by Miguel Vargas-Caba The TU-95RTs (Bear D) In 1970 the Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno-Morskogo Flota, or Naval Aviation felt…
The Day General Taylor Went On A Secret Mission To Occupied Rome in 1943
General Tylor’s diplomatic and language skills resulted in his secret mission to Rome to coordinate an 82nd Airborne para drop with Italian forces. General Dwight…
U-570 – The Only Ship To Be Captured By An Aircraft
There were many extraordinary events in the Battle of the Atlantic, the contest between the Germans and the Allies for control of the sea lanes,…
Second World War Naval Reservist Was Awarded the VC After Surviving 31 Air Attacks in 4 Days
At the start of the Second World War, thousands of reservists were called up to serve in the armed forces of Britain and other European…
The Battle of Actium: Agrippa’s Victory, Octavian’s Glory
Rome after Caesar’s death was a place of great uncertainty. Caesar had a long road to secure power and had finally secured it, and seemed…
Douglas Jacobson: The Iwo Jima Killing Machine Who Took Out 75 Enemy Soldiers And 16 Fortified Positions in the Battle of Hill 382
Iwo Jima was a unique bloodbath in the American Pacific campaign. It was the only time in the entire conflict that Japanese casualties numbered less…
“Nuts” – The Five Best Responses to Surrender Ultimatums in History
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Samuel B. Parker. Few things are more inspiring or compelling than stories of courage in the…