The Ship’s Cook Who Took Over A .50-Caliber Machine Gun To Fight The Japanese At Pearl Harbor
World War 2 will long be remembered as the epitome of total war, total gallantry, and total brutality. It spared none based on their ethnic…
The Real Fury: Patton’s Disastrous 1945 Raid to Rescue His Son-in-Law
In February 1943, the U.S. Army had its first major engagement with the forces of Nazi Germany, ending with their disastrous defeat at the Kasserine…
‘Scarface’ – The Elite Nazi Commando Who Hitler Sent To Rescue Mussolini
Otto Skorzeny was one of Germany’s finest commandos. An engineer by profession, he tried to volunteer for the Luftwaffe (German Air Force), in the year…
Operation Drumbeat – U-Boat Happy Days On The USA East Coast
The United States of America took a huge blow at Pearl Harbor in 1941, which prompted them join the war alongside the British. Before that…
Modern Navies Work Together To Clear Huge Unexploded Bombs From World War Two
50 unexploded bombs from WWII were recovered by divers in the Solomon Islands. One of the bombs weighed 250 pounds. In a post on the…
American World War Two Veterans Receive Important French Honors
Stanley Simon and Dale Bottoms were both in France on June 6, 1944. They shared the same goal, to liberate France from German occupation. Simon…
This American World War Two Veteran Had A Long Life of Service to His Country
Frederick B. Lacey passed away at the age of 96 recently in Naples, Florida. He served the US as a naval officer, a federal prosecutor,…
Remains of Heroic WWII Medic From Omaha Could Finally Return Home
There is a chance Nebraskan Hymie Epstein may arrive home over 70 years after he was killed during the Second World War in Papua New…
Hunting For Secret World War Two Bunkers In Australia
Charles Tennyson is looking for a bunker in a haystack, so to speak. At Port Stephens in Australia’s New South Wales Hunter region, Tennyson has…
Commemorative WWII Japanese Flag Unites Veterans and Their Families
The Japanese flag Cindy Brode has at home has been around the world and across the country, through war and peace. There are names written…
A Sailor Who Served On The USS Oklahoma In World War II Has Been Identified
Full military honors were accorded to the remains of a missing Second World War U.S. serviceman following identification after being returned to his family for internment,…
So Cool – A Video Tour Of the B-17 Flying Fortress: Sally B
If you haven’t already, meet the mighty Sally B. – Charity ambassador, movie star, flying memorial, survivor. Join War History Online for an intimate view…