Greg Jackson

Greg Jackson is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Greg Jackson:

Five things Japan could have done differently, for a better chance of Winning in WWII

There was no possible way for Japan to compete against the US in WWII. As long as the US didn’t lose their will to fight…

Sammy L. Davis: The Real Forrest Gump, when it came time to award Forrest the Medal of Honor, they took the footage straight from the ceremony that honored Sammy L. Davis

While it might be disappointing to find out that there was no single individual who became a football star at Alabama, received the Medal of…

BRDM – The Specialist Soviet Armored Fighting Recon Vehicles

Arriving in 1957 The first BRDM vehicle, the BRDM-1, entered service in the Soviet army in 1957. It had been accepted for use by the…

Reasons World War I Became Inevitable

The First World War was a conflict of unprecedented scale and destructiveness. Though its impact was unexpected, the arrival of war itself was not. Though…

Russia’s 1914 Invasion of Germany – The Beginning of WWI on the Eastern Front

In August 1914, fighting broke out between Germany and Russia – it was the beginning of WWI on the Eastern Front. Russia declared war on…

A Cameraman’s last picture – Tragedy as an Undetonated Bomb Explodes on the USS Oriskany (Watch)

The USS Oriskany was on its first Korean mission when disaster struck its deck. It was caught on film, as seen in this video. How and…

The Most Terrible, Deadliest Sieges Before the 19th Century

Sieges throughout history were awful affairs. Unlike Field Battles, Sieges involved civilians, as well as numerous ways to die over long periods of time. Starvation…

FOUND! The lost Panzer Division and the wreck of “Marburg” full of German tanks and guns

Research: George Karelas and Gerasimos Sotiropoulos| Photos: As credited Text: Pierre Kosmidis By  May 21st, 1941 the Germans had concluded the invasion of mainland Greece,…

1453: The Fall of Constantinople and the end of the Roman Empire

The Roman Empire didn’t end with the 476 depositions of the Western Emperor Romulus or the Fall of Rome. It continued with solid momentum in…

America’s First Ever Paratrooper Assault – Operation Torch

On the night of November 7, 1942, American forces launched Operation Torch, the invasion of Axis-occupied North Africa. It was an operation that involved several…

A Desperate Fight to the Death: RMS Carmania Vs. SMS Cap Trafalgar 1914

In September 1914, WWI had only just begun. Europe was plunged headlong into the greatest conflict yet seen, but a victory for either side was…

After The Normandy Invasions Came The Long And Bloody Fight For France

The landings in Normandy were a major shock for the Allies even though Operation Overlord, which was the code name for the invasion, was thoroughly…