Mighty Vickers Mark IV Naval Gun Restored for its 100th Birthday
War History Online presents this Guest Article by Tim Randle This WW1 1916 Vickers 4 Inch Mark IV Naval Gun was presented to the Talisman Sea Cadets…
Storm Exposes Historic Shipwreck and WW2 Coastal Defences
The remains of the Jeune Hortense, a French brigantine which ran aground more than 130 years ago, have once again been revealed thanks to a…
The House of Horrors – Amon Göth’s house sold for conversion to Luxury Villa
The former home of Amon Goeth, infamous commandant of the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp in Płaszów in German-occupied Poland, has been sold for conversion into a…
Discovering the stories of forgotten casualties of WW2
Claudine Adroit of Montigny, France, has dedicated herself to locating and visiting the families of seven deceased crew members of a Lancaster bomber shot down…
Call of Duty: Next Game Release Will Go “Back to Its Roots”
Activision stated during its most recent earnings report that “Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare” failed to meet their sales expectations. They also said that it…
“A time to be stealthy and a time to be lethal” – Well-Timed Brutality in Sniper Elite 4
According to the narrator in Sniper Elite 4’s launch trailer, “Timing is everything.” During the trailer, Karl Fairburne, the game’s protagonist, manages to slit the…
Born to Fight – The Only Non-Commonwealth Recipient of the Victoria Cross
People say that some men were born at the right time in history for their gallantry to shine. For Dane Anders Lassen, WWII was his…
The Awesome Challenger Tank – Mighty British War Machines Of World War Two
Part of the extensive preparations for D-Day was the necessary upgrade of weapons. The Germans firmly held a foothold in Europe thanks to their superior…
Terrible Punishments, Desperate Men – Desertion in the American Civil War
It is the American Civil War. You have been walking hundreds – perhaps thousands of miles – in tattered clothes and worn out shoes. You…
A Soldier’s Noble Quest to Return a War Medal to its Rightful Owner
This is the story of how a young soldier’s passion for collecting antiques led to a quest to reunite lost war medals with their owners…
Returning Home At Last – January Burial Of A Missing Army Major
The Department of Defence POW/MLA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced recently that the remains of a serviceman, Army Maj. Jack D. Griffiths, 31, of San Diego,…
The Unknown Soldiers of the Korean War – Innovative Technology Allows Identification
Another American soldier who lost his life in the Korean War has been identified and will be returned to his homeland for a funeral with…