When The Allies Attacked Oran And Were Annihilated By Vichy French Soldiers
After the fall of France during WWII, a puppet regime was established, with its administrative center in the town of Vichy, declaring itself The Vichy…
Dakotas over Normandy On Track
The event schedule for the much anticipated “Daks over Normandy” event in June 2019 is slowly materializing. For the first time since 1944, the skies…
From The Tank Museum: New Chapter In Story Of Tiger 131: 3 – Major Lidderdale’s Recovery
The earliest documentary evidence from The Tank Museum Archive on the subject of Tiger 131 tells us that the tank was recovered from the battlefield…
Great Cavalry Commanders From Throughout Military History
As soon as horses were bred strong enough to carry a human, they have been used in war. From the horse archers of the Asian…
First Indian Army Soldier To Be Awarded VC Was The Only Man of His Team to Survive the German Onslaught at Ypres
It is a scene often played out in the movies. Wounded and overrun by superior enemy numbers, the only option was to feign death and…
An Anti-Nuclear Exhibit Comes to Los Alamos
There’s an ongoing argument regarding the manufacture and potential use of nuclear weapons. One side sees them as a necessary evil, an unfortunate side effect…
Historian Reveals Details About The Drastic Building Transformations That Occurred During WWII
A new book by historian Julie Summers tells the story of 12 stately homes, which were requisitioned by the British government to help with the…
Hans Joachim Marseille, Anti Nazi & One Of The Most Amazing Fighter Pilots Of WWII
He was among Germany’s most accomplished flying Aces during WWII – though he hated killing. His success was valuable propaganda for the Nazis – yet…
The First Avengers
It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood movie. A small cadre of Jews hatched a plot that would kill six million Germans, by poisoning…
Raegan Oates Presents – Violette Szabo, Elite Special Operations Agent In World War Two
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Raegan Oates Violette Szabo is one of many brave women in British history and is remembered for her…
Wars That Proved the Devastating Power of Ground Attack Aircraft
Death plummets from the sky, shattering bodies and scattering formations of armed men. For a century, ground attacks by armed aircraft have added an extra…
The Invasion of Poland in the Opening Stages of World War Two
The invasion of Poland was one in a long line of acts of Nazi German aggression. It was also the one that tipped Europe into…