Operation Nimrod: The SAS Assault on the Iranian Embassy
On 5th May 1980, the Special Air Service (SAS) stormed the Iranian embassy in London, ending a six-day siege. It was an event that brought…
Filling a Historical gap – Veteran Chronicles the Service of AC-119 “Shadow” Gunships in Vietnam
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…
The Mysterious Disappearance Of The French WW2 Submarine Surcouf
The mystery of how the record breaking French submarine Surcouf sunk has been debated since the day it disappeared in the Pacific, near Tahiti. Were…
Dreadfully Wounded, this Medal of Honor Recipient Cleared Two Machine-Gun Nests and Saved His Unit
When there is no personal account of the valor it takes to receive a Medal of Honor it is most often because the gallant have…
The Battle of Jutland – A Pyrrhic Victory For Germany In World War One
Even though Imperial German Navy was a well-prepared force during WWI, with a considerable amount of powerful vessels, it was still no match for the traditional…
“Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission” – Review by Mark Barnes
There are a number of World War II-themed movies around at the moment, either in production, on the drawing board or close to release date. …
A Brief History Of The SAS, Britain’s Fighting Elite
Britain’s principal special forces unit, the SAS are perhaps the country’s most famous military unit They are internationally influential experts in special missions. World War…
The British Royal Family In WW2 – The Future Queen Put On Plays To Raise Money For The War Effort
On Thursday, April 21st, 2016, Britain celebrated the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. The Queen remains both the oldest and the…
How SS Commando Otto ‘Scarface’ Skorzeny Became an Assassin for Israel After WW2
German scientist Heinz Krug vanished on September 11, 1962. Krug was at his office, and then he was gone without ever returning home. The only…
When The Mystery Of The Three US Airmen Who Vanished in Malayan Jungle Was Solved After 70 Years
Just a few months after the end of the Second World War, three United States airmen took off from Singapore in a military transport plane.…
When the American Civil War Broke Out, Another Civil War Had Been Raging In China For 11 Years
Almost at the same time that the American Civil War was taking place, another kind of civil war was occurring on the other side of…
Flying High – American Fighter Aces of World War II
We count down out top ten favorite Aviation Aces from the Second World War. These heroic high-flyers are ranked here according to the number enemy fighters…