The Iowa Class: A Departure from Traditional US Battleship Design
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…
US Soldiers Who Earned the Medal of Honor Without Ever Touching a Weapon
There have been three conscientious objectors who were awarded the Medal of Honor – the highest military honor in the US – without ever firing…
Amazing colorized images of WWII bring the war to life for modern viewers
Many thanks go to Doug Banks and his team – the masters of colorization. The beauty of these colorized images is that color allows you…
Honoring the dead of HMS Formidable
A century on, the sailors who died in a shocking attack in Lyme Bay have been remembered. HMS Formidable, a Royal Navy battleship, was sunk…
Signals intelligence and code-breaking: The importance of the Zimmerman Telegram
January 17 of this year marked the 100 – year anniversary of the most successful intelligence operation of the First World War that wasn’t surpassed…
The unsung heroes of the First World War: Missouri mules
The Missouri Historical Society is reminding history buffs, as the 100th anniversary of America’s involvement in the First World War approaches, that the state dispatched…
International Holocaust Remembrance Day – January 27, 2017
On January 27, 1945, soldiers from the Soviet Army’s 322nd Rifle Division entered the remains of the death camp at Auschwitz – Birkenau. The camp…
Canadian Second World War pilot awarded France’s Legion of Honor
Dr. Peter Roper says he doesn’t deserve France’s highest honor, saying it was the French villagers who rescued him who should be recognized. Recently, in…
Using his police skills to find his relative’s remains from the Second World War
Police detective Tom McCaslin, 46, from Omaha, Nebraska, has used his skills to finds answers to the question: what led to the disappearance of his namesake uncle,…
Legendary de Havilland Mosquito Under Restoration in the USA
It was referred to as the ‘wooden wonder’ among other names, yet the deHavilland Mosquito was a superb multi-task aircraft. It was used for photo-reconnaissance,…
Code Giveaway: The Legendary Fury Returns for another Round after World of Tanks Xbox 360 Success
5 codes value 50 € including Tiger & Fury The Sherman Fury took the Xbox 360 battlefield by storm when it debuted to become one…
Classic fast-paced FPS Days of War Now on Steam
“Keep the sand out of your weapons, keep those actions clear. I’ll see you on the beach.” Game studio Driven Arts just released Days of…