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China’s New High-Tech Frigate

Ian Harvey

China has commissioned a new warship.  On December 29th, a Type 054A Jiangkai II-class frigate named Binzhou entered the East Sea Fleet according to images…

New Documentary About The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier

The new documentary film ‘THE UNKNOWNS’, which follows the training of the Sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, is…

Fighting On The Gustav Line – Part 1

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Pietro Giovanni Liuzzi  Italy, September 1943 – May 1944 Following the defenestration of Mussolini on July 25,…

Battle Of Arnhem Veteran Passes Away

Gordon (Curly) Harding passed away early in December. He was one of only a few surviving members of the 3rd Parachute Regiment that fought at…

The Blimps: The Defenders Of The Skies In Two World Wars

Sometimes a relatively simple solution is the best one. Such was the case in using barrage balloons, often called “blimps,” in both the First and…

Brave Woman Who Saved Hundreds Of Lives In The Holocaust Dies In The US Aged 96

Marion Pritchard, recognized in 1981 by Yad Vashem, the memorial in Jerusalem to victims of the Holocaust in World War II, as one of the…

The Tragic Sinking Of The Ship Leopoldville In WW2

  On Christmas Eve, the 66th Infantry Division was called up to join the Battle of the Bulge. Thousands of soldiers wandered the docks in…

War Museum Releases Book of Previously Unreleased WWI Memoirs

The British Imperial War Museum (IWM) has released a book, “In Their Own Words,” featuring the letters of eleven people and telling their never-before-released stories…

A Last Game Of Football Before Going To War

After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US military would not allow the Rose Bowl game to be played in Pasadena,…

This Brave Pilot Climbed Out On To The Wing Of His Stricken Bomber At 13,000 Feet

The details behind every Victoria Cross are fascinating, but James Allen Ward may have the most unique tale of all. The 22-year-old New Zealand-born pilot…

Violette Szabo: British Female Spy Killed Behind Enemy Lines

Holly Godbey

A British Special Ops agent in World War II, Violette Szabo was a posthumous recipient of the George Cross for her impressive work in occupied…

The Perfect, Unkillable Soldier – He Fought In Wars For Almost Fifty Years

Some men have no fear of death, while others have no fear of personal injury. One man snubbed his nose at both, which was why…