“A Captured Youth” – Veteran shares experience as a German prisoner during World War II
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…
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…
He Was Awarded the Medal of Honor and then Demoted
It is perhaps a tale that Veterans of the United States Air Force are more familiar with, the story of “Airman Snuffy.” Given a choice…
Le Paradis – The WW2 Massacre Of British Soldiers Which Outraged Even The Germans
In 1940, members of the British military were slaughtered – after they had surrendered to German forces. Two survived, but no one believed their story.…
The Berlin Special Forces Team Tasked with Nuking the Soviet Union
War History Online presents this Guest Article from by James Stejskal Think the Russian threat worries the United States now? At the height of the…
He Was The Last Japanese WWII Soldier To Surrender – in 1974
World War II ended in Europe on May 8, 1945. As for Southeast Asia and Oceania, peace only came several months later on September 2,…
Newsreel Footage – The Famous Doolittle Raid over Tokyo – Revenge for Pearl Harbor
Often, war is no different than your average street fight regardless of how crude that might seem. When a man is punched in the nose,…
The Iowa Class: A Departure from Traditional US Battleship Design
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Chris Knupp The four vessels of the Iowa class were the last battleships put to sea by…
How the Father of Organized Crime Won His Freedom by Helping the US Government during WW2
War History Online Presents This Article By Guest Blogger Jack Hawkins It is often said that crime does not pay, and when Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano…
Little-Known Facts About ‘The Dirty Dozen’ – Charles Bronson Threatened Lee Marvin!
The Dirty Dozen (1967) is a classic war film that features a number of the biggest Hollywood stars of the time: Charles Bronson, Ernest Borgnine,…
Ghosts of Time: 39 Beautiful Then & Now Pictures of WWII – Including US troops at the water pump in St Marie du Mont 1944 – 2015
On the 1st of September the horror of World War II was unleashed upon the world when the German Army invaded Poland. The Invasion of…
Japanese Plastic Surgeon Who Denied Auschwitz Purchases Hirohito’s Monologues
The Emperor’s Monologue is a handwritten account of Japan from before World War II to its surrender in August of 1945. The memoir was dictated…