World War Two B-29 pilot tells his story to US Marines
A 92 year old World War Two B-29 pilot has visited US Marines at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego to tell them his story and…
Post-World War Two vintage flying experiences offered
The Douglas DC-3 aircraft is the epitome of 1940s glamour travel. Not long after World War Two had ended the DC-3 offered large cabin space,…
Author & historian Alex Kershaw joins War History Online as Guest Blogger!
Since the publication of the instant classic The Bedford Boys in 2003, the journalist, documentary maker and writer Alex Kershaw has continued to produce best-selling…
Abandoned submarines & check out the video!
Submarines, the hunter killer ships we all know from the first and second world war. Or the missile submarines that hide in the deep oceans,…
GUEST BLOGGER U-Boat Hunter Innes McCartney: The Discovery of U2506 (image heavy)
By Dr Innes McCartney During the Operation Deadlight Expeditions, we aimed to find, record and identify some of the 116 U-boats that were dumped at…
MUST SEE! 19 beautiful WWII images by the masters of colourisation
We are used to viewing the war in black and white. So when you get to see colourised images it brings the war to us…
World War Two B-17 restored to former glory
A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber that was flown during World War Two has been restored to its original glory and was unveiled at the National…
Vladivostok remembers siege of Leningrad
Residents from one of Russia’s eastern most cities, Vladivostok, have gathered to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the end of the Nazi siege of Leningrad…
Szmul Zygielbojm – martyr and voice for the Jewish people during World War Two
Szmul Zygielbojm’s World War Two story is not well-known, but he gave his life in an effort to try and save the hundreds of thousands…
Nuremberg decides on Nazi rally ground’s fate
Hitler described Nuremberg as the ‘Heart of the Third Reich’. So it makes sense that he would build the Nazi’s main rally ground around 11kms…
A SHIPYARD AT WAR – Review by Mark Barnes
I found it immensely hard not to have the odd shiver of dewy-eyed regret while leafing through the pages of this magnificent book. It represents…
Event organised in Shropshire to recreate the models of The First World War British fighter aircraft
Recently, the Airfix Make and Take event was organised so that enthusiasts could be given the opportunity to make their own miniature models of the…