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Articles by Guest Author:

My Father’s Story Began Early On The Morning Of April 29th, 1944: Tragedy At Sea – The Untold Story Of PT347, PT350 & PT346 – Sunk By Friendly Fire

Daniel Williams writes: My father’s story began early on the morning of April 29th, 1944 when during a mission aboard PT347 along with the PT350 to…

Three Suicidal Military Maneuvers That Were Actually Successful

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Samuel B. Parker. Desperate times call for desperate measures. But just how desperate can measures be…

V Bomber Quartet from Grub Street – Review by Paul Theobald

Grub Street and author and former test pilot Tony Blackman have brought together four great Cold War era titles which come from the publisher’s on-going…

Mussolini’s Rescue – A Mountaintop Operation Which Was Mostly a Downhill Pull

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jon M. Brown. Ranked among the more dramatic stories from the Second World War is that…

A Turkish POW’s Adventures in Revolutionary Russia

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jack Snowden  When the eastern Turkish city of Erzurum fell to the Russians in February 1916,…

Colourised Images: Diversity of the Allied forces fighting in World War Two

By Mark McConville and Michael D. Carroll   A SERIES of stunning colourised images have brought to light the diversity of the Allied forces fighting…

A Series Of Stunning Colourised Pictures Has Shone A Light On The Brutal Weapons Used In Warfare

Weapons of War – By Mark McConville   Vivid colour images show a 6th Airborne Division sniper on patrol in the Ardennes, a soldier using…

Black Sheep Squadron in Color

FASCINATING pictures of America’s famous WWII Black Sheep Squadron whose efforts helped win the war in the Pacific have been released in vibrant color. By…

Memories From WWII US Marine Albert G. Pinard, Fighting The Japanese Imperial Army In The South Pacific Islands

An excerpt from US Marine Albert G. Pinard from the book, “My Father’s War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers.” First-hand narratives from both theaters…

The Devastation of WWI Has Been Laid Bare In A Series Of Stunning Colorized Images

By Mark McConville Striking shots show soldiers sitting in a trench at the Battle of the Somme. They are checking on wounded or possible dead…

Britain’s first Great Navy

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from John S. Richardson The Roman Empire is best known for its Army Legions who ruled the then…

The Soviet Spy Trawler which Played Dance Music to Intimidate Submariners

The following edited extract is taken from the book ‘On Her Majesty’s Nuclear Service’ by Eric Thompson MBE, a memoir of his time spent working…