Franz “The One That Got Away” Von Werra: Only German POW to Escape From Canada and Get Back Into the Fight
A POW escaping from captivity has long been one of the more fascinating plot lines of World War 2. For all the war’s brutality, there…
10 Weirdest Facts From WWI
In these centennial years of the First World war, lets look back at some of the more unknown facts about WW1. Were the Generals leading the…
World War Two Sea Forts to be Developed into Luxury Hotel
A group of World War Two sea forts that have been abandoned since the mid-1950s off the coast of Whitstable in the UK may be…
Deadline Gallipoli – TV Series About Australian War Correspondents In WW1
Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean, the son of a college headmaster, was born in New South Wales, Australia in 1879. When Charles was ten years old,…
VISITING THE FALLEN: ARRAS – Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online.
When I first started my pilgrimage on the Great War battlefields I set myself an agenda that involved what I can only describe as ‘collecting’…
China Builds Second Aircraft Carrier
China’s Defense Ministry has confirmed that it is building a second aircraft carrier after rumors became widespread about the project. The ship is being built…
You Can’t Hold Me: General Henri Giraud Escapes the Germans in Both World Wars
In August 1914, what many feared, and indeed, some had secretly hoped for, was finally taking place. The major European military powers were at war.…
Inside the M5 Stuart & the M24 Chaffee by World of Tanks
We are starting a new batch of the Inside the Tanks series with a very special episode. We are going to take a slightly different look…
5 Battles Where Fighting Spirit Overcame the Odds
Battles can be lost for a hundred different reasons. Poor numbers, unwise strategy, inferior weapons, the list goes on. But just occasionally, a fighting force…
The M2 Carbine (1945) – The Fully Automatic
When originally designed, the M1 carbine was intended to have only selective-fire capabilities. When actual production on the gun began, the decision was made to…
Bagpiper Millin: Some Germans who claimed to have seen him didn’t shoot because they believed he was crazy!
Bill Millin, aged 21, was considered to be unarmed on June 6th, 1944 as he jumped from the landing slope in Normandy on Sword Beach.…
German Soldiers Forced to Eat Poop to Cure Dysentery Outbreak
What could be worse than being overcome with gut-wrenching cramps, cold sweats, and horrible dizziness in the deserts of North Africa? Maybe the moment that…