Jinny McCormick

Jinny McCormick is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Jinny McCormick:

10 Biggest Nuclear Explosions

Most of us have seen footage or photographs of the explosions at Nagasaki and Hiroshima: the mushroom cloud, the radius, the devastation. Those, however, were…

The Stories Behind 10 Soon to Be Forgotten War Songs

Every war needs a song, we have collected ten songs from the past 300 years that were popular in war. A trip down memory lane!…

Stories Of Humanity And Compassion From Throughout The Second World War

Even during WWII, one of the largest and most deadly conflicts in recent history, there were moments of humanity and compassion. Here are three of these…

10 Interesting Facts about Seal Team 6 and the Death of Osama Bin Laden

On May 2, 2011, SEAL Team 6 (allegedly) infiltrated the compound of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, a raid during which he died. The following…

Top Ten Underrated Military TV Shows

For whatever reason, some of the best shows on television are canceled, short-lived, or never reach syndication. Some do but fizzle out after a few…

4 Funny Urban Legends of War

Usually when we think of urban legends we think of dark and mysterious stories that make us want to lock our doors. When we think…

10 Interesting Facts about Karl Donitz, The Last Führer of the Third Reich

Karl Donitz, the Commander in Chief of the Kriegsmarine (Navy of the Third Reich), served as the last president of Nazi Germany. He was also the creator…

3 Urban Legends of War That Are Actually True… And One That Is Not

Legends, stories, and anecdotes are woven through the quilt of veteran and civilian experiences of war. We gain new words from war slang, and the…

Dickin Medal for bravery: Gustav the Gutsy Pigeon Worked For The RAF And Delivered The First D-Day News!

We can all likely recall the beloved cartoon carrier pigeons with their leather aviator caps and goggles, hauling mailbags through the skies. While it was certainly…

Did You Know “Kilroy was Here” Can Be Found On National WWII Memorial In Washington?

A little comic relief really does work to calm the nerves and reduce tension. A welcome and a nod can make a new and frightening…

Canary Girls – Women Munition Workers In WWI Turned Yellow And Gave Birth To Yellow Babies

It is sadly something you might see in reimagined Wizard of Oz – girls in ruffled hats, full skirts, puffy sleeves, and Peter Pan collars…

Battles of Attu & Kiska: Retaking The Only US Soil Lost During WWII

In the cold, desolate Arctic near Alaska in 1942, Japanese troops quietly invaded and took over two of the Aleutian Islands, considered to be North…