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2nd Plane of the Lost WWII Squadron Discovered Under Greenland Ice

Braving the freezing cold of the Greenland Ice Sheet, a band of rugged volunteers have found a fighter plane lost since the Second World War.…

Knight of the Sea – Peruvian Naval Legend Miguel Grau Seminario and the Huascar Ironclad

Miguel Grau Seminario is regarded as the biggest hero in the history of Peru. His days in the Peruvian navy, especially during the War of…

The Amazing and Forgotten Victory at Molodi

The Molodinskaya Battle (or the Battle of Molodi) is a major battle that took place from July 29 to August 2, 1572, near the village…

Band of Brothers Airborne Vet Who Did a 2nd Normandy Jump at 93 Years Old Receives Award

The World War II Foundation at the National Museum of the United States Air Force honored Jim Martin from Greene County, Ohio, in June of…

Remember the Soviet Prisoner Uprising in Pakistan at Camp Badaber? Neither Did We

On April 26, 1985, an uprising of Soviet and Afghan prisoners of war took place in the Badaber military camp. The result of the uprising…

Wild Alaskan Search for Missing WWII Pilot Succeeds Thanks to Historian

On December 21, 1943, a B-24D was undergoing testing to determine how the plane’s systems would fare in extreme cold conditions. The plane crashed that…

Vintage WWII Plane Crashes in Switzerland with 20 on Board

A WWII vintage plane, carrying 17 passengers and 3 crew members, crashed near a mountainside in Switzerland.  The plane was a Junkers JU-52 HB-HOT.  It…

New military museum in the Middle East – Jordan’s Royal Tank Museum

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Robby Houben The world’s newest tank museum opened its doors this year in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.…

Different Strokes for Different Folks – 9 Differences of U.S. and USSR Cold War Armies

Throughout the decades of the Cold War, America and the USSR sat facing each other, their armies ready for a war they thought might come…

King Edward I and The English Conquest Of Wales

The Normans had aimed and conquered Welsh lands since the Conquest in 1066, and the Anglo-Welsh border, known as the Marches, became violent and lawless…

Well Traveled – The Soviet T-26 Fought Nearly Everywhere – (25 PHOTOS)

This light tank became famous for being the most mass military produced machine of the Red Army before the Great Patriotic War. Over the years…

Speed and Strength – Scharnhorst – German Battleship with 25 Photos

The Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, which belonged to Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine. Alongside the Gneisenau of the same class, the Scharnhorst marked the new…