10 Facts: Operation Varsity – Crossing Of The Rhine In The Final Months Of World War 2
Throughout history, rivers have divided countries, territories, and armies. They’ve proved to be difficult obstacles, keeping invading troops at bay and keeping countries separated. Of…
Civil War Trails – Connecting Visitors To History On The Civil War
A sign was dedicated in Floyd, Virginia, as part of the Virginia Civil War Trails system. John Graham of the Floyd County Historical Society (FCHS)…
Enthusiasts Spend Eight Years Restoring A German 105mm Howitzer From World War One
When Doug Reece first found the gun, it was a rusted wreck. The supporting frame was so rotten the gun was bending in half. You…
New Book Throws Light On Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant is well known as the commanding general of the Union forces during the American civil war, but outside of that little is…
Raising Funds For A Memorial To Veterans Of Recent Iraq And Afghanistan Wars
Andrew Brennan, a young former Army pilot, is learning that plans to build a monument to those who participated in what is referred to as…
DPAA identifies remains of Second World War Flying Tiger Pilot
The remains of a U.S. civilian, Peter W. Atkinson, are being returned to his family for burial in Martinsburg, West Virginia, following identification by the…
Two Vietnam War Veterans Recall Harrowing Experiences During Anniversary Month
On April 8, three men, one of whom is an Ahwatukee resident, were reunited in Tempe to discuss a chilling attack from the jungle and…
Check Out Our Amazing Photo Gallery From A Visit HMS Alliance – The Last Submarine Of Its Kind
Today, HMS Alliance is a museum, in which visitors can explore the fascinating interior of a Second World War submarine. In 2014, after years of…
Skorzeny: The Mythical Nazi Commando (Part 1)
Guest Blog For War History Online By Adeyinka Makinde The rescue seventy years ago of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity in a hotel lodge…
Skorzeny: The Mythical Nazi Commando (Part 2)
Continues from SKORZENY: The Mythical Commando (Part 1) By Adeyinka Makinde At the time, both the Hague and Geneva Conventions permitted the execution of “spies and saboteurs”…
How SS Commando Otto ‘Scarface’ Skorzeny Became an Assassin for Israel After WW2
German scientist Heinz Krug vanished on September 11, 1962. Krug was at his office, and then he was gone without ever returning home. The only…
This Fighter Pilot Saved a Bomber Squadron From German Fighter Attacks For over Half an Hour – Alone
During WWII, he single-handedly protected a bomber squadron against German planes… even when he ran out of ammo. They called him the “One Man Airforce”…