Why Was Alexander the Great’s Army So Formidable
War History online presents this Guest Piece from Turin Bridge Alexander the Great is one of the most legendary kings of all time: in a…
The Story of James Lincoln Wynn – Captured At The Battle Of The Bulge, And POW Experience As Slave Labor During World War II – PART 2
Slave labor for the Reich Because he wasn’t an officer or a non-com, he and other privates were classified for “komando” – labor camp –…
The Story of James Lincoln Wynn – Captured At The Battle Of The Bulge, And POW Experience As Slave Labor During World War II – PART 1
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from James L. Wynn, Assembled by nephew Jeff Wynn With the Pearl Harbor attack on 7 December 1941,…
The Battle of Midway: Turning the Tide in the Pacific
Six months after the Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese planned to lure the American aircraft carriers into a trap at Midway Islands. Imperial Japan’s overall…
The Battle Of Cape Spada, Crete – Greece
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from the esseist Pietro Giovanni Liuzzi. After more than 70 years, the Italian son and the…
Why America Went To War In 1917
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jack Billington Over one hundred years ago in April 1917 the United States entered World War I,…
The Story Behind the M-1 Garand Rifle and the story of John C. Garand
From The American Legion Magazine, 1939 SHARP CRACKS of a RIFLE “THE sharp crack of a rifle rang out, and another enemy bit the dust.”…
Churchill Warrior – How a Military Life Guided Winston’s Finest Hours
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Brian Lavery Garry Oldman has recently won a Golden Globe and just now been nominated for an…
Memories From WWII Veteran Corporal Fernand Frechette
Today’s WWII veteran Corporal Fernand Frechette shared many personal stories and photos for the book and miniseries My Father’s War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers. Here’s…
The Unknown Daring Midnight Raid That Started World War One
War History Online presents this Guest Article by James Lyon Most people think the first battle of World War One took place on 5 August 1914, when…
Vietnam War Army Helicopter Nose Art – Review by Paul Theobald
I do like a good aviation picture reference book, especially when it comes to nose art and this latest offering from Fonthill by John Brennan…
Echo of Infamy – The Little Known Second Attack on Pearl Harbor, March 4, 1942
War History Online presents this Guest Article by Thomas D. Pilsch With great solemnity and reverence, America observed the 75th anniversary of the devastating December…