Albert Speer, The Ambitious Young Architect Who Rose To Prominence Within The Nazi Party
In 1931, a young, ambitious architect named Albert Speer attended a Nazi rally in Berlin. Perhaps he was truly captivated by the message of the…
Crazy Tanker Drifts Around A Corner Too Fast, The Result Is Predictable!
A couple of days ago we had a video on War History Online about an M1 Abrams tanks gently sliding around a corner on an…
Padre Foote Stayed Behind After The Dieppe Fiasco & Was The Only Canadian Chaplain To Be Awarded The Victoria Cross
It is hard to imagine a soldier retreating from a position of certain safety for the explicit purpose of getting captured, but that is exactly…
Helicopter Pilot Who Stopped My Lai Massacre Was Called A Traitor In America & Almost Court-Martialed
On 16 March 1968, Hugh Thompson, Jr., Glenn Andreotta, and Lawrence Colburne did their best to protect Vietnamese civilians from being slaughtered. In return for their…
The Man Who Saved the Mona Lisa & Other Famous Paintings From The Nazis
The Louvre Art Museum hosts many visitors, who come to especially see the famous painting, Mona Lisa. During the war, the Nazi stole art from…
Two British boys accused of theft at Auschwitz Museum face trial
Two British boys have recently been caught stealing artifacts from Auschwitz and are to be put on trial. The two boys go to school at…
Finding a hero – Veteran receives Medal of Honor 24 years after valorous actions
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families…
VA Denies Care to Purple Heart Recipient, Says They Need “More Proof”
The VA, or Veterans’ Affairs department, recently refused to pay any government benefits to a decorated World War Two veteran. The veterans name is Emil Limpert, and…
William the Conqueror’s superior strategy at Hastings, 1066
Across a short, steep, grassy slope in the cold light of the bright October sun, two heavily armed bodies of men faced each other. They…
Stunning Must See Video Of A Dakota AC-47 T, Acting As Lethal Spooky Killer!
War History Online Presents this Guest Article By Author and Blogger Hans Wiesman – Check Out His Website! In this Dakota Hunter Blog post, you’ll…
Secret Japanese WWII Submarine Rusting on Kiska Island
Stretching in an arc across the far northern Pacific Ocean, from Alaska in the east to Kamchatka in the west, and demarcating the Bering Sea…