Jack Lucas: He Fought the US Marines to Get at the Japanese
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, many Americans were understandably enraged. One person was so enraged, in fact, he fought the US military for the right…
Audie Leon Murphy: World War Two Hero, Medal of Honor Recipient, and Mega-Star
Some people are so amazing it is hard to believe they are real. One such man started out in the real world, moved on to…
The Human Bomb – The American Airman Who Jumped From Stricken B-17 Without A Parachute… And Survived
In 1943, an American airman participated in the bombing spree of a French town, resulting in incredible devastation. The man wasn’t satisfied, however, so he…
What I was asked to do – Marine Corps veteran served in aviation ordnance 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 Families…
Twelve Days Of Hard Fighting – The Australians Defeat The Japanese At Milne Bay In World War Two
Reprinted with permission from Australian Bunker and Military Museum Milne Bay is located on the south-eastern tip of Papua. Before World War II, most of the area’s…
This Heroic US Coastguard Signalman Sacrificed Himself To Save 500 Of His Fellows At Guadalcanal
The United States Coast Guard was founded on a tradition of taking small boats into dangerous conditions to save lives. This skill made Coast Guard…
Operation Overlord: The Greatest Amphibious Landing in History – Part 2
War History Online presents the second part of this Guest Article from Joseph M. Durante The Beaches At Sword Beach, the easternmost landing site of the invasion, the…
In Several Occasions, Hitler Refused to Face the Reality of his Military Situation
As Fuhrer of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler was Nazi Germany’s supreme military and political commander. Unfortunately, he could also be obstinate to the point…
Iowa Class Battlecruisers – We Ask If America’s Most Powerful Dreadnoughts May Actually Have Been Battlecruisers
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…
The Channel Dash – A Fast-Moving Naval Battle Of WWII
Most of the naval action of WWII took place in the vast spaces of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but there were also confrontations in…
When A British Destroyer Rammed a German Cruiser In World War Two
April 8, 1940, two ships found each other off the coast of Norway. One a German heavy cruiser the Admiral Hipper, the other, a British…
Gurkha Lachhiman Gurung, Who Single-Handedly Fought Off At Least 30 Japanese Soldiers
Former Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw of the Indian Army once said: “If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying…