EXCLUSIVE Avenue Of Spies – Part One – Donald Coster Survives the Blitzkrieg
War History Online is proud to be able to present you this exclusive extracts from Alex Kershaws new book: Avenue of Spies Part One – Donald…
He slammed his hand on the table and said to Hitler “I will not take orders from a local Nazi chieftan”… and got away with it
This is General Dietrich von Saucken. As you can see, he is literally the archetypal monocled patrician Prussian general. In World War I, he was…
The Greatest German General No One Ever Heard Of – Over 1000 Enemy Tank Kills &…
Herman Balck might be one of the most effective German Generals, whose actions are largely forgotten today. He came from a military family, his father,…
Llewellyn Chilson: America’s Neglected Warrior, Driving With One Hand & Shooting With The Other – 200 Lay Dead
Llewellyn Morris “Al” Chilson was born on April Fools’ Day, 1 April 1920 in Dayton, Ohio to a WWI veteran. The family later moved to the…
‘An Important Moment’ – WWII Veteran Crossed Europe, Helped Liberate Dachau Concentration Camp
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…
Unexploded ordnance more prevalent in the US than previously thought
Unexploded ordnance from World War Two is a common find in Germany, France and Britain, but it is rarely seen on the beaches of Florida.…
Author J.R.R. Tolkien took inspiration from World War One experiences
Researchers and historians have uncovered a World War One location where the writer and novelist J.R.R. Tolkien fought. Before becoming a world famous author, J.R.R. Tolkien…
George Cross of WWII Heroine Violette Szabo Sold for a Record Breaking £312,000
Lord Ashroft adds another George Cross Medal to his collection – that of WWII heroine Violette Szabo – which he bought for a record breaking £312,000.…
I CHOSE THE SKY – Review by Mark Barnes
Leonard ‘Tich’ Rochford achieved twenty-nine victories as a fighter pilot during the Great War. His genuinely lovely account of his war service was first published…
Malta – the greatest siege in history Part III- Defending St Elmo from the Ottomans
The garrison of St Elmo consisted a hundred knights and some seven hundred soldiers. Amongst the latter were four hundred Italian mercenaries. Into the ranks…
UK’s WWII Tank Event: Armour & Embarkation (VERY image heavy!!)
THE largest collection of tanks and armoured vehicles since the Second World War will descend upon Dorset in 2016 on the weekend of the 18th…
86 Remains Used for Nazi Human Experiments Discovered In Strasbourg Labratory
86 remains of Holocaust Jews used in Nazi human experiments were discovered in a forensic medicine institute in Strasbourg in eastern France recently. These 86 remains were…