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The Fearless Young Belgian Woman Who Rescued Downed Allied Pilots From Behind Enemy Lines In WW2

In WWII a beautiful, young woman is caught red-handed. Her crime? Helping downed Allied pilots escape Nazi-occupied Europe. How does she get away with it?…

How Cortes Captured the Mighty Tenochtitlan with 1,000 Spaniards… and smallpox, and 100,000 natives, and guns

In June of 1521 Hernan Cortes had a sizable force of Conquistadors outside of Tenochtitlan but was tasked with rescuing his garrison of a few…

Arab Women Shame Their Fleeing Men Back Towards the Fight At The Battle of Yarmouk

Most people are familiar with the general history of the Arab expansion after the death of Mohammad. The Arabs didn’t sit idly in Saudi Arabia,…

“I Know The Costs” – Charles Bestgen, Mid-Missouri veteran wounded while serving as machine-gunner in Korea

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 War Could Not Have Been Won Without This Wonderfully Simple Piece Of Design – The Humble Bailey Bridge

Picture an Allied tank commander in Europe, during Autumn, 1944. Advancing for days, destroying the German resistance. Nothing has been able to stop the invasion;…

6 Less Well Known Facts About The Infamous Battle of the Somme

Sarah Cooper

1.  The Battle of the Somme was originally meant to be predominantly a French offensive. The Battle of the Somme was first planned in late…

La Decima: Italian Pigs, Manned Torpedoes and Kamikaze-Style Speedboat Attacks

Ivano Massari

Under the rule of Benito Mussolini, an Italian frogman unit called La Decima was created. The unique group consisted of men capable of the most…

Surrounded & Isolated John Fox Called Artillery on His Own Position & Killed Over 100 Germans

Jeff Edwards

Often in war, gallant men will embrace what seems like certain death to accomplish the mission. Perhaps in the back of their minds, there is…

USS Hornet Museum Receives Face-Lift, Courtesy Of AkzoNobel

Paints, coatings and chemicals company donates 1,600+ gallons of paint to give Museum new look Aircraft carriers take a beating during times of war, but…

VC To Go On Display For First Time Ever

One of only four Victoria Crosses won by tank crews in WW1 will go on public display for the first time on the centenary of…

Tanks For The Memories: The First Ever Tank Commander, by The Tank Museum

The first man ever to command a tank in battle only volunteered for the secret mission because learning to fly aeroplanes was so dangerous, his…

Lenin And Stalin In Safehouse – Latest ‘Revolution 360’ Video Unveiled By RT

RT released its newest 360 video illustrating scenes from Revolutionary Russia, this time featuring revolutionaries Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin hiding out in a safe…