Fury (2014): Historical Tactical Inaccuracy Of The Tiger Ambush Scene
Fury is an American film which was released in 2014. Written and directed by David Ayer and starring Brad Pitt, it follows a United States…
The Battle for Normandy – Amazing Images from the Battlefields
In 1944 the Allies began to plan an invasion of France, then occupied by Nazi Germany. Germany was losing on the Italian and the Russian…
101st Airborne – Bastogne in WW2 – The Belt That Saved A Life
Battlefield guide Reg Jans tells the story about two paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion 506th who went looking for food outside their lines. A mortar…
Have You Ever Seen Anything Like These Crazy WW2 Weapons?
Towards the end of World War II, Nazi scientists and engineers were working on a number of destructive and innovative devices. The Germans were losing…
Researchers Unlock Secrets of the Nuked Carrier USS Independence
Underwater archaeologists have determined the role USS Independence played after World War II. They used declassified government documents and sonar images of the shipwrecked vessel…
To Find A Lost WWII Buddy, Gene “Star Trek” Roddenberry Named A Villain After Him
Gene Roddenberry was a U.S. Army Air Force bomber pilot. He served in the Pacific from 1942 until 1945 when he was honorably discharged. He…
Forget Robin Hood: Meet the Mad Major Who Charged Ashore With Bow, Arrow & Longsword
History is full of heroes, but how many of them have carved their name into history with bow and arrow, at least in modern times?After…
Coming Home After 70 Years – WWII Soldier’s Remains Returned to the USA
Dale Geddes was killed in the Battle of Tarawa in WWII in November of 1943 at the age of 21. For over 70 years his…
10 Facts on the Disastrous Dieppe Raid That Carved the Path of All Future Allied Landing Operations
The Dieppe Raid which happened in Northern France, in 1942, positioned itself in history as ground zero for all large-scale invasion operations in WWII conducted…
When Finland Switched Sides And Fought Germany Too
Throughout World War II, countless countries fought against one another. While the majority of the battles pitted the Allied Forces against the Axis Powers, other…
Sad Top 10 Of The Most Evil Nazi Criminals
The Holocaust, murdering of millions of civilians and prisoners of war, the attempted annihilation of the Jewish face from Europe the forced eviction of millions of…
For Individual Acts of Valor During the Battle of the Bulge, 20 US Soldiers Were Awarded the Medal of Honor
War History Online proudly presents this article from Guest Blogger Reg Jans, www.regjans.com. Reg Jans’ deep passion for WWII began as a boy after talking…