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…
Aces High Veteran Celebrating 100th Birthday Tells How His Life Was Spared By Two Luftwaffe Pilots in WWII
A Welsh Second World War Spitfire pilot has revealed how he reached his 100th birthday: his life was spared thanks to two German fighter pilots…
Transportation equipment reactivated or repurposed for the World War II Homefront
The reactivations by government agencies and firms that purchased inactive equipment in the buildup to or the early years of World War II or the…
Veteran Of Second World War And Korean War Receives Belgian Award
Ernest Maynard joined the army 74 years ago with no expectations of receiving anything back. On Monday, wearing the same uniform he wore 74 years…
99-year-old World War Two Veteran gets a Flight in a B-17 for Birthday
Eugene Leonard served in the Marines and the Air Force. He joined the military in 1936, serving as a mechanic. He has lots of old…
Italian Researchers Locate Remains of British Second World War Soldiers Who Died In Action in 1943
Italian researchers have found the remains of two British soldiers they believe were killed in a raid led by one of the Duke of Wellington’s…
This Family Hopes to Recover a Painting Allegedly Stolen During World War Two
The heirs of a Jewish art collector, Emanuel Lewenstein, filed a claim in New York against a German bank regarding a painting by Russian artist…
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…
WWII Veteran Worked to Keep the Memory of the Fallen Alive
Bill Thomas survived the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. He spent the rest of his life keeping alive the memory of those who died that…
The Terror of World War Two in the USA after Pearl Harbor
After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the US was gripped by a wave of panic. Newspapers printed maps of the US with…
Famous German Actress Marika Rökk May Have Been Soviet Spy, According to declassified documents
Marika Rökk was one of the most popular movie stars in Germany during World War II and after. She rose to fame when the Nazi…
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…