U.S. Serviceman missing since the Korean War has been Identified
The remains of a U.S. serviceman from California missing since the Korean War have been identified and will be returned to his family for internment…
Sixth Grade Class Befriends WWII Honor Flight Veterans
Last year, Carla Cotton’s sixth grade class at All Saints’ Episcopal Day School wrote letters to veterans that were participating in an Honor Flight Network…
“Shoot for one hundred” – An American veteran who served in three wars
Colonel William “Bill” Eisenhart, 97, considers himself lucky to have lived so long. “Might as well shoot for one hundred,” he said. Eisenhart served in…
Mel Gibson’s Epic “Hacksaw Ridge” Reviewed by Jack Hawkins
Hacksaw Ridge spins a crowd-pleasing yarn about a simple man who possessed extraordinary mettle and bravery. Desmond Doss, a ‘conscientious cooperator’ from Lynchburg, Virginia, saved…
5 Weapons Responsible For The Deaths Of The Soldiers Who Used Them
Throughout the 20th and 21st Centuries, military technology has advanced considerably. Along the way, that evolution has taken some disastrous turns, particularly several weapons which proved…
Tell Me Your Secrets: Online Second World War Video Game
Set in the darkest days of WWII, Tell Me Your Secrets is a short video game that puts players in the shoes of Sir Henry…
Five Most Impractical German Inventions from World War Two
During WWII, scientists and inventors on both sides of the conflict raced to develop new and terrifying weapons that might tilt the balance in their…
The Berlin Special Forces Team Tasked with Nuking the Soviet Union
War History Online presents this Guest Article from by James Stejskal Think the Russian threat worries the United States now? At the height of the…
A Life Well-Lived – Last surviving Second World War Navy Diver Dies Aged 103
If Ken Hartle’s life was written as fiction, no one would believe it. Salvage diver, prune-picker, ranch hand, kicked in the face by a mule,…
The Upcoming Exhibition “Posters as Munitions, 1917” at National World War I Museum and Memorial – Has A Winner
Participants from Across the World Vote on Poster to be Featured in Upcoming Exhibition at National World War I Museum and Memorial The National World…
Blind Second World War tank veteran honoured by France
A blind Second World War veteran from Stafford in the UK is to receive France’s highest honor with the awarding of the Chevalier de l’Ordre…
WWII Artillery Shell found by Indian Farmer
Bombs from the Second World War continue to be unearthed in various places, the latest being in Puttur, India. A young farmer, Kalyan Kumar, was…