Caligula, Arminius and Vercingetorix Rome’s Most Hated Persons
Rome hated a lot of people over the thousands of years it held power, so this list is far from comprehensive, feel free to add…
The Most Decorated Enlisted Man In The History Of The US Air Force: Para Rescue Jumper Duane Hackney
An Air Force Cross, the Silver Star, 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses with a Combat V, 2 Purple Hearts, 18 Air Medals, and ok, we have…
Masinissa: The Warrior King of Numidia who fought alongside his Armies Well into His 80s
Minor kingdoms and their Kings don’t often get a share of the historical glory because, well, they’re minor. But, one such minor king fought with…
Faces of Evil: Female Concentration Camp Guards
In the early years of Adolf Hitler’s reign, guards within his concentration camps were primarily male. All that changed in 1942 when the first female guards…
Filling a Historical gap – Veteran Chronicles the Service of AC-119 “Shadow” Gunships in Vietnam
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…
Battle of Mount Vesuvius, Spartacus and His Men Abseiling Down a Mountain
It is not often that significant battles occur on the slopes of tall mountains, as there are usually too many forces involved for such steep…
From The Tank Museum: New Chapter In Story Of Tiger 131: Part 5 and 6
What Shot Tiger 131 Evidence suggests that there were four key strikes to Tiger 131 before it was captured, although the order they landed can…
Badly Wounded, Marine Used His Spade Like a Baseball Bat To Knock Grenades Back At The Enemy
Hector Cafferatta would describe himself as the world’s worst baseball player, but that did not stop him from whacking over a dozen grenades out of…
Remembering the Waal Crossing: The Sunset March With WWII Veteran Lt Col Megellas
It is September 20th, 1944, in a desperate attempt to capture the Nijmegen bridges, Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division have to cross the Waal…
Unselfish Service – Missouri State Highway Patrolman died in Japanese POW camp in WWII
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 Families…
A Bloody New Year – Battle of Stones River In The American Civil War
It was cold at the turning of the year in Murfreesboro, right in the middle of the state of Tennessee. The little town nestles under…
2 Years Before Filming It’s a Wonderful Life, Jimmy Stewart was Bombing the Daylights Out of The Third Reich
Every year when the Christmas season rolls around, the classic film of a Banker who wishes he had never been born and an angel who…