Billy Moncure

Billy Moncure is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Billy Moncure:

The Silver Legion: The Nazi Sympathisers of America

He also alleged that the experience gave him the ability to levitate and see through walls. Every American schoolchild knows that Americans fought the Nazis…

The Brave Resistance Fighters of WWII Slovakia

While the rebellion went well in central Slovakia, another Slovak army in the east was completely crushed the next day. One of the fundamental roadblocks…

Japanese George Washington-The Bare Handed Tiger Slayer

It should be noted that the author had never seen anyone of European descent and so made assumptions regarding the characters’ appearances. Many Japanese were…

From Zero to Hero- Saburō Sakai-The Samurai of the Skies

There was a certain U.S. Congressman aboard that plane by the name of Lyndon B. Johnson. With over 60 victories and over 20 confirmed kills,…

WW1 Germany Reaped Reward From American Imperialism & Mexican Pride

American interventionism and imperialism is infamous throughout Latin America, and inevitably results in significant anti-American sentiment. Although the U.S. has normally been able to simply…

Special Delivery-U.S. Postal Service Launch Cruise Missile at Florida

You’ve heard of snail mail, email, and drones delivering mail, but what about Missile Mail? Amazingly, the idea of using weapons to deliver mail has…

A Pagan Crusade-The Franco-Mongolian Alliance

How could the Crusaders possibly justify working with people of a different religion? Many Europeans today remember the Mongols as a existential threat to Europe,…

The Auld Alliance -Scotland The Brave

The Scottish took full advantage of this situation. By the end of the year they had retaken almost all of their land and even raided…

Conflict that Inspired a Football Rivalry – When Michigan & Ohio Almost Went to War

Conflicts break out between different countries over border disputes and access to natural resources all the time, but how about those between U.S. states? In…

The Forgotten Atrocities of a Fascist Puppet State-Croatia in WW2

The Holocaust soon came to Croatia. On Pavelić’s first day in office, he declared that “offending the nation of Croatia” was punishable by death. The…

Against all Odds-The US Rangers & Their Heroic Assault on Pointe Du Hoc

The Assault on Pointe Du Hoc was one of the most harrowing (and costly) missions in U.S. Army Ranger history. Knowing their mission was crucial…

Why were American Sailors Kidnapped by the Royal Navy?

It may seem hard to believe, but there was a time when the British Royal Navy asserted the right simply to capture American sailors and…