Did You Know This? The SECOND Raid On Pearl Harbor – Operation K
Everyone knows about the First Pearl Harbor Attack by the Japanese Imperial Navy. But few are aware of the 2nd Raid that the Japanese launched…
You Can’t Hold Me: General Henri Giraud Escapes the Germans in Both World Wars
In August 1914, what many feared, and indeed, some had secretly hoped for, was finally taking place. The major European military powers were at war.…
Wreck of the SS Thistlegorm in the Egyptian Red Sea
By Super Jolly for War History Online: Underwater for 68 years, a snap shot in time and beautifully preserved WWII cargo so desperately needed by Allied…
Piggyback Hero – by Ralph Kinney Bennett
We present this guest blog by author Ralph Kinney Bennett In 2003 they laid the remains of Glenn Rojohn to rest in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery in…
Top 10 Monsters of the Sky
We’ve flipped through the pages of aviation history to bring you ten of the biggest, heaviest, weirdest and most astounding aircraft ever built. Antonov An-225…
The Japanese Invasion Threat of Australia
Japanese intentions to invade mainland Australia during World War Two have long been the subject of passionate debate amongst historians worldwide. Some scholars are convinced that…
The Australian Armour and Artillery Museum
Most boys were content with plastic model kits and watching TV shows like Combat! and The Rat Patrol, but not Rob Lowden. Lowden’s collection is…
Memorial to the Heroes of the Heydrich Terror in Prague
A visit to the Memorial to the Heroes of the Heydrich Terror in Prague is a sobering reminder of a valiant World War II mission.…
Thwarting the British Empire’s Sunset: The Battle of Kalunga, 1814
By Frank Jastrzembski 1814 was an important year in the British Empire. The Allied Sixth Coalition forces defeated the armies of Napoleon and forced him…
Visiting the Battleship North Carolina in Wilmington
Visiting the battleship North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina is a real treat. For starters, it was one of the most highly decorated ships of…
The Three Fighters that Brought the Luftwaffe to its Knees
The German air force (the Luftwaffe) was probably the strongest air force in Europe at the dawn of the Second World War. It isn’t surprising…