Battle of the Metaurus: Nero saves Rome
The Carthaginians made many mistakes during their ill-fated Punic Wars with Rome. In the first two, they fought wars of attrition against the most stubborn…
Newly restored Messerschmitt Bf109G flies again: Test pilot shares his experience
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Rick Volker. It was a most unexpected phone call that shook me out of my well organized…
“The World Turns to War” – Latest Book In Powerful Series Reveals Firsthand Accounts & Never-Seen Photos Of War
There’s no doubt that World War II is a fascinating and haunting period of time to study, but it is only by talking to those…
Romans in China: The Lost Legions of Carrhae
The Romans in the first century BCE were perhaps the most growing empires around. Though the civil wars of Caesar and Pompey, and Octavian and…
Nazis Killed Her Husband, She Bought and Drove a T-34 & Then Went On a Rampage
They say that “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” But if you take her love away, it gets a helluva lot worse –…
Mithridates the Poisoner King: Hallucinogenic honey, venom arrows – often experimented with poisons on criminals already condemned to death
Poison had a steady but often quiet or controversial place in the history of warfare. On one hand, it was incredibly useful. Poisoned wells could…
Operation Reservist: When The Allies Were Annihilated By Vichy French Soldiers In WW2
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…
Not Something Everyone Knows BUT Roald Dahl The Children’s Book Author Was Also an RAF Fighter Ace
Roald Dahl was largely known as a children’s book writer behind the titles such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda, The…
Where Patton Awarded McAuliffe: The 101st Airborne HQ Chateau in Bastogne Revisited
In this Dakota Hunter Blog, you will read about an insane plan that the Germans deployed in a final effort to break the imminent Allied…
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…