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Liam Neeson As Douglas MacArthur In Epic Korean War Film ‘Operation Chromite’ (Trailer)

“This is the riskiest military operation that I’ve ever encountered! Why the fixation on Inchon?” Actor Liam Neeson plays US General Douglas MacArthur in the…

Amazing Rare German WWII Combat Footage In Color (Watch)

See this astonishing combat footage from WWII! Watch, as it begins with the German soldiers marching in their infamous goose-step at several military parades. Adolf…

Bill To Honor WW2 Espionage Agents Is Hung Up In Congress

A bill to honor the forerunners of the Central Intelligence Agency has run into a Congressional roadblock. The bill, put forward last November by Rep.…

Victims Of Post-WW2 Killings In Slovenia To Be Given Respectful Burial In Memorial Park

800 victims who are believed to have been killed by the authorities in Slovenia during the chaotic aftermath of the Second World War were recovered…

World War II Comes To Newfoundland, As A Supply Ship Succumbs To A German U-Boat

New research that reveals the sinking of the Liverpool Packet off the coast of Nova Scotia which caused an invasion scare during the Second World…

How Napoleon Managed His Vast Armies

The wars fought by Napoleon Bonaparte were like nothing that had ever come before. His armies were vast in scale and constant in their activity,…

The Restoration Of The Factory Where Oskar Schindler Saved 1,200 Lives in WW2

The former ammunition and enamelware factory in the Czech Republic which belonged to Oskar Schindler is to become a memorial site. The announcement was made…

7 Types of Medieval Armor – From Quilted Cloth to Full Steel Plate

Andrew Knighton

More than any other artifact of war, armor dominates visual images of medieval Europe. From the chainmail carefully stitched onto each warrior in the Bayeux…

The Steamship Oria – The Forgotten Tomb of 4200 Italian Soldiers

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Pietro Giovanni Liuzzi  During the German occupation of the Dodecanese, which took place after the fall of…

Beautiful and Awesome Sound of the WW2 Lancaster Bomber, Taking Off And Coming In To Land (Watch)

The PA474 Lancaster Bomber is one of the most well-known aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in World War II. It first saw active…

Siege of Vienna: Led by a Mercenary, This Desperate Army Turned the Tide on the Ottoman Empire

For four hundred years, the Crusades had seen European powers take war deep into lands far from home, under the banner of Christianity. The clash…

Pilot’s-Eye View Of The Awesome WW2 B-17 “Aluminum Overcast” During Takeoff (Watch)

This video footage allows you to experience first-hand the takeoff of Aluminum Overcast, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress as it departs from Arlington Municipal Airport.…