Tolkien’s War: Mordor Was Born in WW1
After getting married in 1916, Tolkien was then sent to the Western front in France a few months later, just in time for the Battle…
“Join the Navy, see the world!” Only After we Have Kidnapped You of Course
Groups of ten to twelve sailors or soldiers would roam port towns and cities looking for men to press into naval service. “Join the Navy,…
Jonny Bay And Legenda: The Men Who Have Recovered 15,000 Fallen Soldiers
I went into a beaten-up house to find a few rusty “Bouncing Betty” anti-personnel mines inside one of the doorways. From overgrown trenches to abandoned…
Hail Mary: NFL Players and Coaches Sacrificed During WWII
In 1992 the movie A League of Their Own about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League opened in theaters around the United States. The film…
The Only VC Recipient of Battle of Britain His Plane in Flames Continued to Chase The Bf 110
His first experience of battle in the skies almost turned out to be his last. Britain’s Royal Air Force Fighter Command (the RAF Fighter Command),…
Gas Gas Gas! Its First Ever Use – Ypres 1915
On April 22, 1915, the Germans released 6,000 canisters – around 168 tons – of chlorine gas. Of all the weapons developed and deployed by…
A Sherman Firefly For The First Time at Tankfest 2019, Tickets Selling Fast
For the first time ever a WW2 Sherman Firefly will be running at TANKFEST 2019 This particular Sherman Firefly comes from the Bastogne Barracks in…
The Quest for Invincibility: US Army New Lightweight Armor and Helmets
McQueen was in Afghanistan in September 2018 when two gunmen fired at him and his comrades from around 20 feet away. With the latest revelation…
King Edward & Führer’s Princess
To overcome the problem of her Jewish ancestry, she was now considered an honorary Aryan. Andrew Morton is a biographer of the British royal family.…
Filtering War: Kleenex Fights the Horrors of Gas Warfare
Early British Hypo helmets offered limited but vital protection once the mask was dipped in chemicals to filter the gas. Kleenex is one of those…
The Exploits Of A WWII Paratrooper: An Independent British War Film
War History Online continues its exclusive access behind the scenes of the World War II independent drama series Paratrooper, which is beginning its life as…
Operation Desert Storm & Desert Shield Memorial Site Dedicated
The US deployed its MIM-104C Patriot Missile system for the first time in active combat. A new memorial in honor of those who lost their…