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…
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…
Six Times 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…
7 World War Two Handguns For Normal Shooters And Collectors
War History Online presents this guest article by Sam Hoober, contributing editor for Bigfoot Gun Belts and Alien Gear Holsters. There were a number of…
Echo of Infamy – The Little Known Second Attack on Pearl Harbor, March 4, 1942
War History Online presents this Guest Article by Thomas D. Pilsch With great solemnity and reverence, America observed the 75th anniversary of the devastating December…
Winnie and Pooh: innocent names for big Second World War guns
Just the sight of the big guns that at one time guarded the coasts of southern England in World War II would intimidate the faint…
This veteran’s daring escape from Nazi POW camp during World War Two has been kept quiet until now
Realizing he could be shot by Nazi guards at any moment, RAF doctor Tom Cullen’s heart raced as he scrambled over the 8-foot high barbed…
Bernie How – A flight engineer and an unsung hero of WW2
This is the story of Bernard Lesley How now known as ‘Bun’. Bernard was just 17 years and 11 months when he volunteered to joined…
Building ‘Camp Swampy’ – Missouri military experience helped inspire iconic Beetle Bailey® comic strip
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…
Ministry of Defence seek relatives of Lawrence Strawson, killed in action at Dunkirk
A while ago a grave in the Calonne Cemetery, Belgium, was brought to the attention of the British Ministry of Defense. The only information supplied…