Even The Germans Suggested The VC: Irish Guard Who Held off the Enemy Single Handed for 20 Minutes
A nation can desire for a war to be over all they want, but the inevitable fact of war is that the enemy always gets…
Real Life Air America: The CIA’s Covert Airline Used for Everything, including Drug Smuggling
The United States has lots of airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, etc. One airline most people have not heard of is Air…
The Food Fight That Almost Started World War 3 – The Berlin Airlift
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Daniel Russ, originally published at Civilian Military Intelligence Group on May 31, 2009. June 25, 1948, the Soviet…
Joseph Stalin’s Hated Son Died In A Nazi Concentration Camp In World War Two
Everyone knows Joseph Stalin, but most aren’t familiar with his familial life, particularly his eldest son, Yakov. The tumultuous relationship between father and son created…
Takes out 3 Machine Guns, Kills 20 and captures 50 Germans – Even The Enemy Patted Him on the Back
One might presume a nickname such as ‘Fats” was given as an insult, but when you find out a little bit more about the man…
The Four Immortal Chaplains – Guest Blog From Joe Archino
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Joe Archino There is nothing that I enjoy more in life than visiting the many memorials…
Armored Hussars Volume 2 – Images of the 1st Polish Armoured Division, Normandy, August 1944 – Review by Mark Barnes
It is some time since we saw the first volume of this series and I am pleased to say this latest outing is most welcome. …
Camp X – The Allies’ Secret Training School for World War II Spies and Elite Agents
On the shores of Lake Ontario between Whitby and Oshawa is an area now known as Intrepid Park. Very little of what remains today hints at…
‘Sworn allegiance to duty’ – Jefferson City, Mo., Marine first Cole County resident killed in Vietnam War
Growing up on the east side of the town, Jefferson City, Mo., resident Mark Schreiber recalls the days when he and Dale Clark, a close…
A War for Lost Glory – The Falklands War, 1982
The Falklands War is looked back on by many as a foregone conclusion. Lasting only ten weeks, and it resulted in a clear British victory. But…
From the First World War to the 21st century – A Hundred Years of Fighter Planes
The First Fighter Planes When the First World War began, the airplane was still a new invention. Its potential as a military vehicle had not…
“We Can Do It” – The Story Of Rosie the Riveter
This poster is one of the most famous images associated with world wars two. The history behind the mythical lady is not at all glamorous—…