A Peaceful Day At The Seaside – Children Find Live Second World War Explosive on Scottish Beach
Dave and Victoria Roebuck weren’t expecting their day at the beach to end with the Royal Navy bomb disposal squad being dispatched to their location.…
North Carolina Heritage Museum to Host Wars of the 20th Century Exhibition
The Transylvania Heritage Museum in Brevard, North Carolina, is opening its Wars of the 20th Century exhibit to give people a chance to appreciate and…
When the Japanese Bombed North Dorr, Michigan
During World War II, the Japanese launched 9,300 balloon bombs. They were intended to follow the jet stream to the Pacific Northwest of the US.…
American Conservationists awarded DAC Patriotism and Historic Preservations Medals
The husband and wife team of Jeff and Jeanne Meek were recently recognized by the Lt. Samuel Cherry Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists, for…
John Glenn – still a source of motivation decades after his famous first American orbit
Astronaut John Glenn seems as inspirational now as he was in 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the Earth three times over…
5 Facts – Pearl Harbor – The Day Which Will Live In Infamy (Watch)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, to destroy the US Pacific Fleet so they could carve out an empire in the Pacific. In…
“I guess they didn’t know I was a Marine” – Heroism and Honor at Guadalcanal
Despite being the smallest of America’s Armed Forces, the US Marine Corps are considered the cream of the crop. There is a good reason for…
The U-Boat War: A Vital and Misjudged Part of WWII
The Battle of the Atlantic was a vital arena of the Second World War. A protracted campaign that lasted for most of the war, German…
Newly restored Messerschmitt Bf109G flies again: Test pilot shares his experience…
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Rick Volker. It was a most unexpected phone call that shook me out of my well organized…
New Collection – 20 Amazing Then & Now Images of WWII by Adam Surrey
This haunting collection of images takes us on a journey across the years, combining historical photographs with their modern-day settings. You can follow Adam Surrey’s…
Robert Howard McCard, the American corporal who did not know how to quit
Most people have heard of the D-Day Landings in France, but few know there was (almost simultaneously) another set of landings in the Pacific. As…
Of Course, we all knew this… Secret WW2 German Inventions – The Jetpack
As he crosses the French countryside, Private Rooney hears a noise. He raises his rifle and tenses, ready to shoot at German infantry or dive…