ANNOUNCEMENT: The Longest Night of Museums – A Tour of D-Day’s Heroes with World of Warships
Save the date! War History Online‘s partners are hosting a special livestream event to commemorate the upcoming 80th anniversary of D-Day – the Allied landings…
Photos of Battery 223 – An Abandoned World War II Military Fortification in New Jersey
Visitors who’ve walked along the beach at Cape May Point State Park, in Lower Township, New Jersey, have likely encountered a reinforced concrete structure dating…
Wreck of Famed WWII-Era American Submarine USS Harder (SS-257) Discovered In the South China Sea
The wreck of yet another American submarine lost during the Second World War has been located beneath the water’s surface. The USS Harder (SS-257) sunk…
A Bankrupt Oskar Schindler Abandoned His Wife After World War II
Steven Spielberg‘s Schindler’s List (1993) centers around Oskar Schindler, a man who saved over 1,000 Jewish individuals during the Holocaust. While the film briefly mentions…
Royal Air Force Pilot Loses Life After Supermarine Spitfire Crashes Near RAF Coningsby
A Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot has died after the World War II-era Supermarine Spitfire he was manning crashed in a field near RAF Coningsby.…
EXCERPT: ‘Witty Manny’ – How a Man Drilled in Tyranny Became a Thriving Citizen of American Democracy
The following is an excerpt from a 40,000-word manuscript written by Philippe Defechereux about Manny’s life, from growing up in an autocratic environment, to the…
Mil Mi-28 Havoc: The Soviet-Era Attack Helicopter That Didn’t Enter Service Until 2009
The Mil Mi-28 Havoc dates back to the early 1980s, an era marked by significant advancements in military technology. The Soviet Union recognized the need…
Anthony Anderson, Drew Carey Hosting 2024 National Memorial Day Parade
The American Veterans Center (AVC) is slated to hold its annual National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC on May 27, 2024. The event, which…
INTERVIEW: Undersea Salvage Expert Curt Newport Talks About His Involvement in the Searches for Challenger and USS Indianapolis
Curt Newport is an underwater salvage expert with decades of experiencing. Along with exploring the likes of the RMS Titanic, he was also involved in…
Frontline Heroines Who Refused to Take a Step Back During World War II
There were several unsung heroes in World War II, many of them women. Coming from all walks of life, these brave individuals put their lives…
Little-Know Facts About the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird – One Disintegrated Mid-Flight!
One of the most famous and sleekest reconnaissance aircraft ever operated by the US Air Force is the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. A feat of engineering,…
Soviet-Era IS-3M Returning to the Arena for TANKFEST 2024
The Tank Museum in Bovington, United Kingdom, is gearing up for TANKFEST 2024, with the facility announcing yet another armored vehicle set to make an…