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“Hitler’s Atlantic Wall” – Book Review by Mark Barnes

The Forty-Marriott alliance has produced some interesting work in recent years as they sought different ways to produce what we might loosely term battlefield guides.…

“Sandstorm Division” – Military Records, Newspapers Provide Insight Into Local WWI Veteran, F. Jobe

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…

“Tommy” – Short Independent Film Highlights The Tragic Nature of PTSD – Watch It Here And See Behind The Scenes

 “Tommy” is a short independent film created by a close-knit group of filmmakers. Written and directed by James Sieradzki, the film attempts to create a…

History in Five: The Death of Rome’s Most Famous General, Julius Caesar (Watch)

On March 15th, 44 BC, one of the most famous assassinations in history took place. Now, after countless fictionalized retellings of that dramatic event, historian…

Awesome Multiplayer Tank Battles For All – World of Tanks Blitz Is Released On Steam

November 9, 2016 — World of Tanks Blitz is available today on Steam, from 5pm. Those who take to the battlefield on phones and tablets…

Statue For Sgt. Reckless, The Heroic Horse Who Saved Lives And Supplied The Troops In The Korean War

A horse that did not seem to dislike beer, scrambled eggs, and candy bars was honored recently at Camp Pendleton with a bronze statue by…

Kate Middleton’s Grandmother Was A WWII Codebreaker

Kate Middleton became Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, when she married the British Royal Family’s Prince William in 2011. Her husband is second in line for the…

Mel Gibson’s New Epic Movie ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Tells The Story Of A Conscientous Objector Who Saved Lives On The Front Line

Hacksaw Ridge is a movie based on the true story of Desmond Doss, who served during World War II as a combat medic. The movie was…

Mystery Still Surrounds The Fate Of The Heroic Swedish Diplomat Who Saved Thousands of Lives in WW2

Of all the mysteries arising from the Second World War perhaps none is more perplexing than the fate of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who thwarted…

Honoring the Hair-Raising Heroics Of Second World War Intelligence Agents

Forget about the derring-do of spy James Bond. The successful mission by John Billings in dropping by parachute three Office of Strategic Services (OSS) spies…

Churchill’s War Rooms – An Underground WW2 Command Center In The Heart Of London, England

For someone who disliked the War Rooms during the Second World War, Sir Winston Churchill nevertheless carried on at winning the six-year conflict. Located only…

How The American Civil War Even Reached As Far As The Pacific Coast

The American Civil War, despite the country’s relatively small official footprint at the time, stretched across North America, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Then,…