WWII SAS Hero Awarded the Légion d’honneur at 98 Years Old
The adage of better late than never certainly applies to Mike Sadler, now 98, who was recently presented with an award for his bravery during…
6 Hawker Fighter Planes that Took the RAF from Biplanes to Jets
Founded between the world wars, Hawker Aircraft Limited produced some of Britain’s most successful fighters. The Hawker Fury The Fury was a small biplane. First…
A Lone T-34 and 2 Tankers that Wouldn’t Give Up
In the Fall of 1943, fierce battles were fought in the Nevelsky district south of Pskov. Troops of the Soviet Third and Fourth Shock Army…
4 Incredible People Who Helped Smuggle POWs Out of Nazi Europe
During the Second World War, many brave people risked their lives working in resistance groups. One of the ways in which they served was by…
Allied Failure and Lessons Learned: 1st Battle for Tunisia in WWII
Following the arrival of American troops in North Africa in late 1942, the Allies began pressing the Germans and Italians from two directions – the…
You Have Always Wanted to Own a Mig 3 – Now You Can
An opportunity to own and operate something *very* unique! The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-3) was a Soviet fighter and interceptor aircraft used…
King of the Battlefield: 26 Pictures of The Hummel Self-Propelled Artillery
Artillery has been called the “King of the Battlefield”. After the initial success of the German offensive against the Soviet Union in 1941, the Wehrmacht…
MIA Marines at Battle of Tarawa Found, Returned Home after Over 70 Years
The tiny atoll of Tarawa, one of the island chains that makes up modern-day Kiribati, looks much too peaceful and serene to have hosted the…
Women Warriors of the Philippines – WWII Heroines Helped Liberate Their Country
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Pacificatrocities.org The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th of 1941 represented the initial step of…
Stars and Stripes: A Symbol of Hope for American POWs
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jennifer Grant who writes on behalf of American Flags The United States has sent millions of people…
Resistance Warriors of the Philippines
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Pacificatrocities.org The Imperial Japanese Forces attacked Pearl Harbor and the Philippine Islands simultaneously. This planned attack…
40 Amazing Images of the Colorful “Assembly” Bombers
During WWII, navigational technology was still at an unsophisticated level, especially when it came to airplanes, and many practical solutions prevailed when it came to…