Colin Fraser

Colin Fraser is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Colin Fraser:

Lightning Strike: When the Americans Killed Japanese Admiral Yamamoto and Avenged Pearl Harbor

Not only did the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7th, 1941 deal a devastating blow to the United States’ Navy and draw the nation into…

The Nazi Invasion of the Balkans & Yugoslavia – A Costly Victory

In early 1941, Adolf Hitler could look at a map of Eastern Europe and think that his plans were progressing nicely. The invasion of the…

The Evacuation of Gallipoli, The Brilliant End To A Disastrous Campaign

To Europeans, Britons, Canadians, and Americans, stories of World War I often focus on the great battles of the Western Front like the Somme, Ypres,…

The Story Behind “In Flanders Fields” – One Of The Most Famous War Poems Of History

More so than any other modern war and certainly more than any war fought before it, The First World War was the age of the “war…

Must-Know Facts About The Bolo Knife – History, Development And Use Of An Iconic Weapon

Imperial forces around the world, whether they came to the battle with muskets and cannons or machine guns and fighter planes, have come to fear…

To Find A Lost WWII Buddy, Gene “Star Trek” Roddenberry Named A Villain After Him

Gene Roddenberry was a U.S. Army Air Force bomber pilot. He served in the Pacific from 1942 until 1945 when he was honorably discharged. He…

To Find A Lost WWII Buddy, Gene “Star Trek” Roddenberry Named A Villain After Him

Gene Roddenberry was a U.S. Army Air Force bomber pilot. He served in the Pacific from 1942 until 1945 when he was honorably discharged. He…

Must-Know Facts About The Bolo Knife – History, Development And Use Of An Iconic Weapon

Imperial forces around the world, whether they came to the battle with muskets and cannons or machine guns and fighter planes, have come to fear…

The Story Behind “In Flanders Fields” – One Of The Most Famous War Poems Of History

More so than any other modern war and certainly more than any war fought before it, The First World War was the age of the “war…

The Evacuation of Gallipoli, The Brilliant End To A Disastrous Campaign

To Europeans, Britons, Canadians, and Americans, stories of World War I often focus on the great battles of the Western Front like the Somme, Ypres,…

The Commander Of The Lost Battalion From The Meuse-Argonne Offensive

Colonel Charles White Whittlesey earned his fame when he was a major in World War I with the American Expeditionary Force. He led a battalion…

Australia’s Pearl Harbor – The Bombing of Darwin By Hundreds of Japanse Aircraft

At 9:58 AM, February 19th, 1942, the humming drone of Japanese fighters and bombers was heard over Darwin, Australia. The residents, soldiers, and sailors of…