A Powerful Tribute – Snoopy And Charlie Brown Honoring D-Day Sacrifice (Watch)
This amazing cartoon is called “What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown? A Tribute.” It’s an animated television special based upon the comic strip Peanuts, by…
A Concentration Camp Jacket And The Story Of A Holocaust Survivor
Jillian Eisman realized the significance immediately of the blue gray striped jacket when she saw the item priced at two dollars. She knew exactly what…
This True Leader Stormed Multiple Japanese Machine Guns In Burma Until Mortally Wounded
Oxford scholar and founder of a literary magazine are just a couple of honors to which a young man might aspire and find himself on…
Take A Flight In The De Havilland Mosquito – The Wooden Wonder (Watch)
Nicknamed “The Wooden Wonder,” the de Havilland Mosquito was a WWII front-line aircraft built almost entirely of wood. Very few aircraft were designed with this…
A Bridge Too Far: The Battle For Arnhem
Operation Market Garden was one of the boldest moves by Allied forces in the Second World War. The ambition shown in this plan proved greater…
Band of Brothers Hero And Commander of Easy Company, Dick Winters Returns to Aldbourne
The miniseries Band of Brothers may have made him a household name, but Major Richard Davis “Dick” Winters was a highly decorated war hero long…
“We Have A Responsibility” – Sister shares story of brother’s ultimate sacrifice during World War II
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…
Top Facts – The United States Marine Corps At The Battle of Guadalcanal
One of the most famous battles in the history of the United States Marine Corps, Guadalcanal takes its name from a small volcanic island in…
Second World War Veteran D-Day Receives France’s Highest Award
Samuel H. Robertson was honored with the National Order of the Legion of Honor, the highest honor France gives people who have achieved remarkable deeds…
Presumed Dead After Heroic Action In 1944, Air Force Academy Janitor Awarded Medal Of Honor From Reagan in 1984
Perhaps it was the way he carried himself in an unassuming and humble manner, but day after day hundreds of Air Force Academy cadets would…
On Crucifix Hill, Captain Bobbie Brown Destroyed Three Enemy Bunkers And Was Awarded The Medal of Honor
On October 8th, 1944, Bobbie Brown did indeed have a prerogative, and that was to single-handedly destroy three German bunkers on a heavily fortified hill…
World War Two: The Long Struggle for New Guinea
When the Japanese invaded New Guinea in early 1942, they began a struggle for control of the island which would last until the end of…