Andrew Knighton

Andrew Knighton is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Andrew Knighton:

The 12 Best Civil War Movies

150 years after its end, the Civil War remains one of the most important events in American history. It has been depicted countless times in…

3 Wars That Paved the Way for World War I

The First World War was devastating in its scope and utterly unlike what national leaders expected. As such, it was seen by many as an…

Amazing War Footage Of Soldiers From 1899, When The Second Boer War Was Raging

“The Boers are not like the Sudanese, who stood up to a fair fight. They are always running away on their little ponies.” – General…

Legendary British WW2 Field Marshal Montgomery – “Indomitable in retreat, invincible in advance, insufferable in victory”

Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, widely known as Monty, was the foremost British commander of the Second World War. Popular with his troops, he was less…

Reinhard Heydrich – A Man Who Needed Killing

One of the most important covert operations of the Second World War, Operation Anthropoid was the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Nazi commander who led…

10 Little Known Facts about D-Day

Here are the numbers that tell you everything you need to know about D-Day. 2 Mulberry Harbours: A raid on Dieppe had taught the British…

10 Little Known Facts about D-Day

Here are the numbers that tell you everything you need to know about D-Day. 2 Mulberry Harbours: A raid on Dieppe had taught the British…