Conan White

Conan White is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Conan White:

The Heavyweight Monster Tanks of WW2

During World War I, tank warfare was still very much in its infancy. The priority at the time was about getting this new technology to work…

Does Size Really Matter? – The Big Guns of WW1

The Big Guns-1914 to 1918 World War One was the first industrialized war that was on a truly global scale. With mass production and ever…

From Bi-plane To Cutting Edge Stealth – The Invincible Sky Warrior

Ever since the beginnings of warfare, reconnaissance has always had a vital role to play in understanding and defeating an enemy. At first reconnaissance was…

Stalin’s kamikaze Canines, Soviets Trained Dogs to Blow up Tanks

In World War One, there was one truly innovative and profoundly effective weapon: the tank. It had only been used towards the end of the…

The Flying Aircraft Carriers The Cursed USS Akron class Airships

Airship travel is one of the technologies that designers keep returning to, believing its potential has yet to be fully realized. Even today the British…

Fort Drum. Captured by the Japanese the US Retook it by Pouring Gasoline Inside & Setting it Alight, No Survivors

The United States once leveled an island in the Philippines to build a “concrete battleship” called Fort Drum. Captured by the Japanese during WWII, the…

Pilot Rammed an Italian Bomber Then Arrested the Surviving Crew With Just His Pistol

On May 22nd, 1939, fascist Italy signed a treaty called “The Pact of Steel” with Nazi Germany. This promoted stronger ties between the two countries,…

Did WW2 TV Sitcom Hogan’s Heroes Get Anything Right About Life in a German POW Camp?

Hogan’s Heroes was a highly successful American comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1971. It followed the fictitious adventures of a special operations group led…

The Island Everyone Wanted – Malta Was the Most Bombed Place on Earth

Malta is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, consisting of 95 square miles strategically located between Italy and Libya. It became a British colony…

The Largest Battleships Ever Built: Japanese Yamato & Musashi

The largest battleships ever built were Yamato and Musashi of the Imperial Japanese Navy. These behemoths were triple the tonnage of some other battleships of their day…

Good Question: Did Flamethrowers From WW2 Explode When Shot?

The flame-thrower came of age during World War One where it was pioneered by the German Army. Though regarded as a very inhumane and cruel…

The Strange Looking Maunsell Sea Forts of WW2

The instinct to make large fortifications goes back thousands of years. In Britain, during the Iron Age (about 800 BC to AD 100), they made…