Amazing Engineering – Trench Design and Layout in World War One
The First World War was defined by trench warfare. While trenches had played a part in previous conflicts, never before had they been so crucial.…
Living History – Tradition Keeps the Stories Alive
Stories and Stones, held at Fort Missoula Post Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Missoula, Montana, is a unique event that remembers the lives of some…
Browning M1911s For Sale – US Gov’t Liquidating Stock of Classic Sidearm
Imagine entering the Army and receiving your personal firearms only to see that the pistol that you are issued, the Browning M1911, looks very much…
Submarine Hunters and Flying Boats – Seaplanes in World War One
The First World War was not the first time that planes had been used in warfare, but it was the first time they were deployed…
Diary Reveals Firsthand Account of Fierce Turkish-Russian Battles
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jack Snowden Following the calamitous defeat of the Turkish army at Sarıkamış in late 1914 and early 1915,…
D-Day Darlings Keep the Magic Alive
The D-Day Darlings were formed ten years ago by Katie Ashbury and have been immensely successful performing at numerous military events, including The Legion’s Festival…
German U-Boats and Ending the “Filibuster” in Congress
When Woodrow Wilson put forth his proposal to arm American merchant vessels in February of 1917 his reasoning was simple and straightforward: the threat of…
Lost and Found: WWI Hero’s Grave Located
The final resting place of Major Octavius Sidney Darby-Griffith MC, from Britain’s Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, has finally been marked 100 years after his death…
From Journey’s End to the Dam Busters – Review by Mark Barnes
I am late to the party with this one but there is no harm done. I reviewed the marvellous film adaptation of Journey’s End towards…
Keeping the Past Alive – Oral History of the U.S. Navy
The U.S. Naval Institute’s Oral History program started in March 1969 by Dr. John T. Mason, a former U.S Navy officer. Mason had conducted interviews…
After Dunkirk – The French Fallout
At the onset of World War II, France fortified its northern and eastern borders by building the Maginot Line. After the catastrophe that was World…
Pre-Dreadnought Battleships in World War One
When the British Royal Navy launched the HMS Dreadnought in 1906, battleship design was transformed. This one ship was so powerful that everything preceding it…