Preparations for centenary of one of First World War’s grimmest battles
July marks the centenary of the bloodiest and muddiest battles of World War One – Passchendaele. There’ll be a number of events to mark the…
Record-breaking 34-foot waves smash Concrete Ships in California
A small part of history was no match last weekend for pounding waves that snapped a section of the renowned S.S. Palo Alto, a First…
Condemned by Evidence: Minutes of the Wannsee Conference
In March 1947, while German foreign ministry officials were defending their actions at the Nuremberg Trials, assistant US chief counsel made an important discovery. Amid…
Second World War Torpedo discovered in Florida – it will be destroyed at sea
A construction crew uncovered a World War II-era torpedo while building a home south of Vero Beach, Florida. The US Navy dispatched a specialized munitions…
Returning a Purple Heart medal is very important to an American Vietnam veteran
Don Crigger is a man on a mission: the Marine veteran who saw action in Vietnam is searching for the owner of a lost Second…
Fantastic – The Generosity of Strangers Allows 110-Year-Old WW2 Veteran to Remain In His Home
Austin, TX – Richard Overton, believed to be the oldest living World War Two veteran, will be able to continue to live in the home…
The Iowa Class: A Departure from Traditional US Battleship Design
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Chris Knupp The four vessels of the Iowa class were the last battleships put to sea by…
Napier Sabre Engine Secured For Use In The restoration Of Hawker Typhoon MKIb
Working closely with Cranfield University, the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group (HTPG) are delighted to announce the securing of a Napier Sabre IIa aero engine, serial…
US Soldiers Who Earned the Medal of Honor Without Ever Touching a Weapon
There have been three conscientious objectors who were awarded the Medal of Honor – the highest military honor in the US – without ever firing…
January 2017 Marks the 50th Anniversary of “Cedar Falls” Vietnam Offensive
The US Army’s First and 25th Infantry Divisions began Operation Cedar Falls in January of 1967. It was an offensive to take out the strongholds…
Amazing colorized images of WWII bring the war to life for modern viewers
Many thanks go to Doug Banks and his team – the masters of colorization. The beauty of these colorized images is that color allows you…
Honoring the dead of HMS Formidable
A century on, the sailors who died in a shocking attack in Lyme Bay have been remembered. HMS Formidable, a Royal Navy battleship, was sunk…