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The Russian KV Tank and Its Crew That Stopped The German Advance for a Full Day

Colin Fraser

On June 22, 1941, Germany and the Axis powers commenced Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union along a 2,900 km front with a…

Stunning Must See Video Of A Dakota AC-47 T, Acting As Lethal Spooky Killer

In this Dakota Hunter Blog post, you’ll see a stunning Video that shows all details of a combat mission with the lethal AC-47 T Fantasma. In…

Robert Howard McCard dismantled a machine gun and again engaged the enemy mowing down 16 Japanese soldiers to ensure the safety of his crew

Most people have heard of the D-Day Landings in France, but few know there was (almost simultaneously) another set of landings in the Pacific. As…

The Youngest and Oldest Living Medal of Honor Recipients Both Jumped on Live Grenades

Call it a unique lineage only those who have worn a uniform would understand, but military history is part of the esprit de corps which…

A Tribute to a Fellow Warrior: How the Captain of the USS Missouri buried the remains of a Kamikaze Pilot with Honors, after he attempted to crash into his Ship

The Empire of Japan entered WWII by attacking the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, kickstarting the war in the Pacific…

Staff Sergeant William Bordelon: First US Marine from Texas to be awarded MOH

Jeff Edwards

Were it not for the epic battles fought there, many people would likely have gone through their lives never having heard of any of the…

1st Lieutenant Victor Kandle: Medal of Honor Recipient in WWII

Jeff Edwards

Given that there were 15 other men with him, one might question whether Victor Kandle should be given full credit for the death or capture…

Singing Waltzing Matilda, This Lieutenant Colonel Took Out 2 Machine Gun Posts With A Pistol & Grenades

Charles Anderson was a truly remarkable person. Not only did he serve and live through two world wars, but he also collected medals for bravery…

The One-Armed Warrior Who Was Awarded The Victoria Cross

Some soldiers are so pig-headedly persistent that they go down in legend; including one who did so with only one arm. George Albert Cairns was…

I-17 & the Shelling of the Bankline Oil Refinery – February 23, 1942 – by Martin K.A. Morgan

Thanks go to Marty Morgan for this wonderful article. Two months after Pearl Harbor, World War II raged around the world in places like the Philippines…

“A War Overlooked” – W. Martin, WWII Veteran Performed Anti-Submarine Service Aboard Planes in the Caribbean

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…

The Battle of Tarawa: 76 Hours of Hell – 5,700 Dead for Twelve Square Miles

The Battle of Tarawa was one of the more terrible American experiences in the Pacific theater of World War Two. It was one that would…