The Myths Of The Montana Class Battleships
War History Online presents this Guest Article by Chris Knupp. Artist’s impression of the Montana class Battleship Myth #1: The Montana class Ignored the Panama Canal…
Horrifying, Tragic, Inspirational – How the Nazis Destroyed Lidice and the World Preserved its Memory
In June 1942, the Nazi German occupiers of Czechoslovakia destroyed the mining village of Lidice. It was wiped off the map so completely that even…
When Italy Destroyed More American Planes Than the German Luftwaffe
Italy was invaded in 1943 because it was an Axis power and Nazi Germany’s chief ally. The following year, the Allies faced a different and…
The Assassination of The Butcher of Prague – Reinhard Heydrich
One of the most important covert operations of the Second World War, Operation Anthropoid was the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Nazi commander who led…
The Devil of Rabaul: Japanese Ace of Aces With 88 Kills Who Died in the Passenger Seat
“In the ocean of the military, reflective of all distinguished pilots, an honored Buddhist person.” So translates the name awarded to Japanese pilot Hiroyoshi Nishizawa…
Amazing Pics – Monstrous In Size, And Derelict For Decades, The Nazi-Era Resort Of Prora Finds New Life in Germany
Prora was intended to be the world’s largest tourist resort. The Nazi party began construction on the nearly three-mile long grouping of blocks of buildings…
The Battle of Normandy – Original Color Footage
The tide of the Second World War turned on the 6th of June, 1944, changing the course of history forever. On the shores of Normandy,…
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…
“It all happened so fast” – Army veteran shares story of WWII service, Central Missouri Honor Flight
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 Invasion Of Europe At The Opening Of World War Two
Under the leadership of Adolph Hitler, Germany invaded over twenty countries in Europe and Africa. The reasons for these invasions varied from country to country,…
Jimmy Doolittle Led The First Mission To Bomb Japan – Against All Odds
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,…
Desperately Holding Near Arnhem, Major Robert Cain Used the PIAT to Perfection to be Awarded the Victoria Cross
In an early attempt to gain a foothold across the Rhine in 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden which turned out to be what…