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Amazing Dogfight, Mustang Versus Zero, Japanese Perspective

The film named ‘Eternal Zero’ is about a fictional Japanese pilot, Kyuzo Miyabe, and his career flying through the skies during World War 2. In…

South Australian WWII Veterans Awarded France’s Legion of Honor

In recognition of their assistance to France in 1944, four South Australian veterans have been awarded that country’s Legion of Honor. French Ambassador Christophe Lecourtier…

5 Facts: One of the Most Terrifying Weapons in the World – Flamethrowers

Warning: contains shocking material. This video shows the applications in battle of one of the most psychologically terrifying weapons in the world. What is a flamethrower?…

‘Lake Michigan’s Call to Duty,’ – Powerful Exhibition Tells The Great Lake’s Little-Known Wartime Story

Lake Michigan will never receive a medal for its contribution to the war effort from 1941 to 1945, so will have to settle for a…

An American World War Two Veteran Remembers His Service In Post-War Germany

James Murphy, 86, was a US Army combat engineer in Germany after World War II. He worked in a coal mine with his father before…

Remains Of Alabama World War Two Veteran Returning To His Hometown

The remains of Marine Corps Pfc. James O. Whitehurst were escorted from Tallahassee, Florida to Dothan, Alabama, his hometown. Accompanying Whitehurst recently was his surviving…

Memorial Day 2017: When America Remembers Those Who Made The Ultimate Sacrifice

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Christopher Kelly Memorial Day this year calls on all Americans with particular significance. It calls on us to…

10 Facts – Reinhard Heydrich – The Architect Of The Holocaust Who Hitler Called “The Man With The Iron Heart”

David Herold

Unless you are a WWII aficionado, it’s likely you don’t have all the facts about every Nazi official memorized. However, every individual who played a…

Church of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard’s War Against the Sea & Mexico

Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (often referred to as “L. Ron Hubbard” or simply as “LRH”) was the controversial founder of an even more controversial religion –…

A pair of naval books from Seaforth – Review by Mark Barnes

Safe to assume regular readers of these ramblings will be up to speed on my interest in warship books and especially the classy photography that…

Flying the Me 262 – Amazing Footage Of A Flyable Nazi Jet Fighter

There are very few aircraft in the history of aviation as unique and innovative as the Messerschmitt Me 262. This was created out of desperation.…

In WWII, The Allies Often Worked with Local Partisans Against Nazi Germany

WWII was fought by civilian resistance in occupied countries as well as by armed forces. On many occasions, those groups worked together. France The work…