World War One Artillery Components Found on Jersey Shore Beaches
More than 300 pieces of military-grade ordnance were found along the Jersey shore. Each piece was no bigger than a tube of ChapStick. They were…
General Truscott, Who Apologized To The Dead Soldiers on Memorial Day 1945
When asked to give a Memorial Day speech in 1945, General Lucian Truscott who had just spent the past 3 years retaking Europe from Nazi…
American World War Two Veteran Who Survived Sinking Ship
Bill Carlson grew up near the Duluth harbor and dreamt of traveling by sea. When he was seventeen years old, he joined the Naval Reserve.…
Exciting Call Of Duty 2017 Speculation Points to World War Two Theme For New Game
Many people are speculating about to what the new Call of Duty game, expected in 2017, will be. The game has simply been referred to…
WWI Battlefields – Acclaimed Photographer Opens Exhibition At National World War I Museum and Memorial
World War I was the first “modern” war as industry enabled weapons and explosives to be manufactured in vast quantities that brought death and destruction…
“The Chosen Few” – A Company of Paratroopers and Its Heroic Struggle to Survive in the Mountains of Afghanistan – By Gregg Zoroya
In May 2007, a company of US paratroopers nicknamed the “Chosen Few” arrived in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan with a seemingly straightforward mission—to extend…
The Panzer IV Tank: Germany’s Most Exported WW2 Tank
The Panzer IV was the backbone of the German tank divisions in WWII. Produced in vast numbers, it was present on all fronts, and its…
Why Did America Enter World War I – By Christopher Kelly
War History Online Presents a Guest Blog from Author Christopher Kelly One hundred years ago, Woodrow Wilson ended America’s longstanding policy of isolation and led us into…
Maryland in World War I – by William M. Armstrong
With the 100 year anniversary of the US’s entry into WWI rapidly approaching, Arcadia Publishing is honored to announce the release of Maryland in World…
Top Five Infantry Rifles From World War Two (Watch)
This video looks at five of the best the rifles used by the forces that fought in World War II. These are the French MAS-36,…
Liquid Fire – How Napalm Was Used In The Vietnam War
The First World War introduced many new weapons to the world of warfare. The first global mechanized war saw the first use of tanks and…
Seven Very Different Opponents Faced By Victorian British Armies
Maintaining your status as a global power is no easy thing. The British Victorian Army was one of the best equipped and most experienced in…