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What?!!! Yes a nuclear tank – Chrysler TV-8

In the 1950s, Chrysler designed the Chrysler TV-8 tank. It was an exciting concept at the time, as it was envisioned as a nuclear-powered tank…

The Flying Tank Buster – Hans-Ulrich Rudel 2,000 targets destroyed including 519 tanks

Russell Hughes

Hans-Ulrich Rudel was shot down 30 times during his 2,530 missions. He destroyed one battleship, one cruiser, one destroyer, 70 landing craft, 800 vehicles, 150…

Erwin Rommel – the bold and the brave

Ivano Massari

Erwin Rommel, the man who was to become one of the greatest and most honored of generals both by his enemies and his friend, was…

Richard Bong, USA’s Highest Scoring Ace of WWII Was Killed In A Test Flight

Heather Fishel

The names that line the pages of history are many in number – the lengthy lists of men and women who fought, who died, who…

‘How Good We’ve Got It’ – Wardsville Veteran Shares Story Of Service During Vietnam War

Wardsville veteran

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…

Great Sieges of the Ancient World: Tarentum

The siege and battles of Tarentum were an underappreciated and often forgotten aspect of the second Punic War.The second Punic war between Carthage and Rome…

7 Of The Most Daring Raids of WWII

Joris Nieuwint

Desperate times call for desperate measures, high risk commando and paratrooper mission were conceived and executed. Not all were successful but the skill and bravery…

Battlefield relics dug up: Big collection of German helmets

Jack Beckett

German helmets that had been buried for 100 years and were found in 2011. The haul was found and dug up in France after reading letters…

WATCH: Pak-40 German 75mm AT Gun Firing

Joris Nieuwint

The 75 millimeter Pak 40 anti-tank gun was a German anti-tank gun developed during WWII from 1939-1941. PAK is the abbreviation for “Panzerabwehrkanone.” Initially, the…

The Pros and Cons of Ancient War Elephants

Elephants are generally peaceful and majestic creatures but throughout history, their size and power were used with devastating results on the battlefield. With the adoption…

WWII Super Submarine discovered off the coast of Hawaii

WWII Super Submarine

Although they first came to prominence during the First World War, the early U-boats and submarines have subsequently been perfected and improved upon throughout the…

Ghosts of the Gooney Bird, a magnificent series of photos of the legendary DC-3 Dakota in her final glory – By Hans Wiesman

During my multiple expeditions since 1990 in search of the legendary Gooney Bird, I ran into many DC-3 derelicts, C-47 wrecks, abandoned Dakotas and fortunately,…