Jeff Edwards

Jeff Edwards is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Jeff Edwards:

VC: Killed Leading The Assault On Argentines at Goose Green – Lt. Colonel H Jones Led from the Front

Perhaps it is because the war only lasted ten weeks and occurred during a time period where the US-Soviet Cold War was the backdrop for…

Overrated or the Only Man for the Job? The Meteoric Rise of General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Speaking of Eisenhower, Field Marshal Lord Montgomery once said “nice chap, no general.”  General George Patton once lamented that it was too bad that Eisenhower…

General “The Auk” Auchinleck Squared Off with the Desert Fox in North Africa Before Being Fired by Churchill

  The dismissal of officers in World War 2 was quite a common practice for every army that fought in the war.  Whether or not…

With Every Other Senior Officer Dead, the Battle Control Officer of the USS San Francisco Waded through Waist Deep Water to Save the Ship

It is a scenario we have seen play out in the movies time and time again. Amidst heavy combat, a naval vessel is taking on…

Fleet Admiral Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief Was Fiercely Opposed to Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan

  Before the official establishment of the position of Joint Chiefs of Staff in the United States Military in 1947, there served a man who…

Corporal Dunham: First Marine to Receive Medal of Honor Since Vietnam – Jumped on a Grenade To Save Fellow Marines

In the decades following the Vietnam War, there would be conflict, battle, and loss of life.  But for the United States Marine Corps whose tradition…

This German Paratrooper Held An Impressive Record, And May Have Been Part Of The Plot To Assassinate Hitler

Many are aware of the plot to kill Hitler orchestrated by Colonel Schenk Count von Stauffenberg in July of 1944 as it was depicted by…

Promotion And Controversy – The Meteoric Rise Of US General Mark W. Clark

Granted, many in modern Texas may have never heard of General Mark W. Clark, also known as General Marcus Aurelius Clarkus by his subordinates.  But…

The First US Soldier to Receive the Medal of Honor in WW2 Volunteered for the Fight that Killed Him

Perhaps that could be said of many in that they volunteered for the fight in World War 2.  But with Alexander Nininger, who was already…

Becoming an Ace Plus Two in One Day, This American Pilot was Awarded the Medal of Honor

Over the course of a long war, there were many American flying Aces with a large number of them reaching into the double digit kills. …

Korea: Eduardo Gomez Pried Open the Hatch to a Tank Under Heavy Fire and Threw a Grenade In

When one posthumously receives the Medal of Honor, it is assumed that they died in combat performing the gallant action that warranted the nation’s highest…

The Dog That Went on Missions To Bomb Germany And Became A National Hero

In the great tragedy of war, one often needs to find something on which to hold in the darkest moments.  For a Czech Pilot at…