SHAMEFUL: National World War Two Monument becomes playground for visitors
When visitors attend Washington, D.C.’s National World War Two Monument they expect to be able to have a moment of quiet to pay their respects…
Mitsubishi Plans To Apologies To British POWs Too
Japanese motor car and technology company, Mitsubishi has announced that it will be making a formal apology to British prisoners of war during World War…
US-Russian Memorial Flight Commemorates War Time Journey
On the 70th anniversary commemorations of the end of World War Two, US-Russian memorial flight is taking place between the two countries. During the war…
JAPANESE BATTLESHIPS 1897-1945 – Review by Mark Barnes
Any regular readers of the reviews page would know by now that I quite a like old warship photographs so when I got notice of…
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.…