Colin Fraser

Colin Fraser is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Colin Fraser:

Top 10 RAF Fighter Aces of WWII

Here are the top ten Royal Airforce fighter aces of World War II 10 – Adolph Gysbert Malan Often called Sailor Malan and hailing from…

The Real Fury: Patton’s Disastrous Hammelburg Raid to Free His Son-in-Law

In February 1943, the U.S. Army had its first major engagement with the forces of Nazi Germany ending  with their disastrous defeat at Kasserine Pass…

Sinking the Tirpitz, Sister to the Bismarck and the Heaviest European Battleship Ever

The story of the World War II German battleship Bismarck is legendary. The massive warship was destroyed by British ships and planes and then scuttled…

100s Killed In Tragic ‘Friendly Fire’ Incidents During The Airborne Assault on Sicily in 1943

Operation Overlord and the D-day landings on June 6th, 1944 were supported by a massive assault of airborne infantry, both paratroopers and men in large…

The Philadelphia Experiment: The US Navy’s secret invisibility research program?

What kind of technologies do the governments and militaries of the world possess? What highly classified project have the public been blissfully unaware of? Anti-gravity?…

No, Really, Flying Tanks!

World War I was fought along vast front lines dug into trenches, men “going over the top,” pushing to gain some ground, and dropping down…

Top 10 German U-Boat Aces of WWII

The following is a list of the top ten U-Boat commanders in WW II. It is based upon the number of ships they sank and…

Was It Really A War Crime – Thousands of Germans Died in American POW Camps In 1945

For all but fringe debaters on the subject, the book is closed. The horror and death caused by maltreatment or murder in German, Japanese and…

Fighting Filipinos: Philippine Resistance Against the Japanese Occupation

Filipino guerrilla standing with an ammunition belt around his shoulders

Did the Japanese really conquer the Philippines during the Second World War? Well, they certainly defeated the American and Filipino forces following the fighting that…

Operation Michael Germany’s Last Chance to Win WWI Before the Americans Arrived

By late 1917, the German Empire’s High Command knew they had to turn the war around quickly. Progress against the Allies was slow and they…

Orde Wingate: Eccentric, Daring & Unconventional Fighter against the Japanese

Orde Wingate was a British officer who served in colonial territories and World War II, reaching the rank of Major General before his death on…

U-571: Fiction To The Point of Insult?

For fans of 20th-century war-action maritime films, the 2000 picture U-571 should be a good time. Make some popcorn, go ahead. It even won an…