With the Enemy Approaching, He Sat Beside His Wounded Comrade, Pulled the Pin on Two Grenades & Waited
Refusing to leave his mortally wounded comrade as the enemy approached, Australian Warrant Officer Kevin Wheatley pulled the pin on two grenades and waited for…
Powerful Hardware After WWII – Soviet Tactical Ballistic Missiles of the Cold War
Missiles were a vital part of the Cold War. Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) threatened to hurl nuclear payloads from one side of the globe to…
The US 503rd Parachute Battalion Seize the “High Ground” From the Axis
When American forces arrived in North Africa in November 1942, the 503rd Parachute Battalion were among the first troops on the ground. A week later,…
Kenneth Muir Died On A Hill In Korea So His Men Could Live
Kenneth Muir was a 38-year-old major in the 1st Battalion, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders who gave his life during the Korean War so that…
Call of Duty: WWII – New Features In A New Release Which Takes Fans Back To The Game’s Roots
Game players around the world have waited with great anticipation for the official release of Call of Duty: WW2.The fact that the game has left…
Remains of WWII Airman Returned After Being Found Inside Tree
Two men who were best friends enlisted together to serve in World War II. First Lt. Jim Louvier came home from that war. His friend,…
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…
Great Sieges: Jerusalem (70 CE) – One Million Lives Lost In 8 Months Of Combat
The Romans generally tolerated other religions, allowing and even welcoming Egyptian gods into their pantheon. Though they viewed the monotheistic Jews as being odd, they…
After Being Demoted to Private Nine Separate Times, This Canadian Was Awarded the Victoria Cross
If you ask any combat infantryman, you will hear that there are men who make their life easy in garrison and men who make their…
From Texas to Japan aboard a LST – Putting The Men Ashore To Win The War
The United States Navy didn’t closely scrutinized the paperwork for some of its recruits during World War II. Indeed, it wasn’t unheard of for date…
It Took A Media Storm To Get This WW2 Hero Gurkha VC Recipient Entry To The UK
Tul Bahadur Pun was a Gurkha who won many awards for his heroism in WWII. He even received the highest honor that the British could…
“The Call of Missouri” – WWI painting by renowned muralist vanishes from original KC home
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…