A German and an American Meet at the end of WWII
War is full of brief encounters. A sudden glimpse of the face of an enemy; the brief sighting of an enemy submarine; or seeing a wounded…
General Burnside – The Swashbuckling Union General Who Pioneered Sideburns
What do a rifle, various railroads, the American Civil War, the Franco-Prussian War, the National Rifle Association, and sideburns have in common? Here is the…
The Early Days Of Drones – Unmanned Aircraft From World War One And World War Two
Unmanned aerial vehicles, popularly known as drones, are most often associated with airstrikes in modern warfare, but their history goes much further back than that.…
Heinze And Reinhard Heydrich – A Tale Of Two Brothers Who Went Different Ways In WW2
In 1918 two teenage brothers posed for a photograph. The older brother has his arm protectively around the younger one. They are Heinze and Reinhard…
In WW2, The Germans Tried to Copy the de Havilland Mosquito – And Failed
The de Havilland Mosquito was one of Britains most iconic aircraft. The high-velocity airplane made entirely from plywood was landing severe blows on the Reich…
How Tanks Decided The First And Second World Wars
The concept of a military tank was not particularly new in 1916. However, the ability to move troops safely through combat territories with a vehicle…
Historian Alleges Nixon Interfered With Peace Talks In Vietnam In 1968
Historians have long surmised that Richard M. Nixon, the presidential contender in 1969, interfered with peace talks to end the Vietnam War, to bolster his…
Fantastic Collection Of Artifacts On Display At Philadelphia’s New Revolutionary War Museum
With a little imagination, visitors to the Revolutionary War museum opening April 19 in Philadelphia will travel back in time to the 1770s. The museum…
March of Life – Organizing Meetings Between Holocaust Survivors And The Descendants Of German Soldiers
The German organization March of Life inspires young Germans to examine their families’ past, break decades-old silence and expose acts perpetrated by their grandparents during…
Battle Of Passchendaele Centenary Plans Announced For 2017
To mark the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele, one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War, major commemorations will occur in Belgium…
The Gustav Line – Part 3: The Breach
War History Online presents the third part of this Guest Article from Pietro Giovanni Liuzzi Corp Expéditionnaire Français Anzio – The landing at Anzio took…
British Library instrumental in returning a book stolen by the nazis
As any police officer or detective can verify, a routine inquiry can lead to the unexpected. Such is the case with a copy of ‘Die…