Not Too Sure Why But These Images Always Make Me Sad – 20 Beautiful Colorized Images of WW2
Many thanks go to Doug Banks and his team – the masters of colorization. The beauty of these colorized images is that color allows you…
The Awesome B-54 Ultrafortress, Boeing’s Best Piston Prop Bomber That Failed To Ever Fly
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Hans Wiesman In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog, you can read about the ultimate, most stretched version…
The Steel Bib: Russian Body Armor in World War One and World War Two
From the earliest days of warfare, protection was considered to be a top priority. Before the invention of gunpowder and firearms, soldiers all over the…
Japanese Fire Balloons: An Unprecedented WWII Weapon (Watch)
When people think about Japanese warfare during WWII, they usually envisage kamikaze pilots or the horrific conditions of their POW camps. However, there was one…
The Mighty Warship USS Indiana in 1898 – Original Footage (Watch)
The USS Indiana (BB-1) was commissioned in 1895 for coastal defense – which made her a terrible choice for the open ocean due to her…
Orde Wingate: The Most Controversial British Commander of WWII
Orde Wingate was the most unusual British commander of World War Two. Loved by some of his colleagues and hated by others, his reputation remains…
Paris Exhibition Showcases Unclaimed Pieces of Looted Art
Prominent French journalist Anne Sinclair is the daughter of legendary Parisian art dealer Paul Rosenberg. She is now 68. On February 23, she opened an exhibition…
Fighting for Recognition for a World War Two Hero who Gave His Life In Battle
Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean was ordered to abandon ship when the HMAS Armidale was sunk by the Japanese in World War II. Instead, he strapped…
Statements Suggest that Hitler May Have Tested the First Atomic Weapon in WW2
Most people are familiar with the famous mushroom-shaped cloud picture which shows the famous atomic bomb dropping on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. But…
Death of a Distinguished Marine – Veteran Of Iwo Jima, Vietnam, And Korea, Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden
On Saturday 18th February, Charlottesville lost one of her most distinguished sons, Retired Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden, at a hospice in Florida. Lt. Gen…
The Battle of the Coral Sea – The First Major Clash Of Aircraft Carriers In Military History
In 1942 in the Pacific Theater of WWII, the Battle of the Coral Sea was fought by the Japanese, against the United States and Australia.…
The Siege of Bastogne – Original Footage From The Historic Battle (Watch)
On December 22, 1944, the Germans had the US 101st Airborne Division trapped in the Belgian city of Bastogne. Feeling generous, German General Walther Freiherr…