Valentine Baker’s Last Stand At The Battle of Tashkessen
War History Online Presents This Piece, Kindly Contributed By Guest Blogger Frank Jastrzembski – www.frankjastrzembski.com Nearly 3,000 miles from the coastline of his native England,…
The Causes Of The English Civil Wars – Some Of The Most Destructive Conflicts In British History
By Guest Blogger Jemahl Evans The English Civil Wars (there were three, involving all the nations of the British Isles) were some of the most destructive…
Colour of War – By Mark McConville and Michael Carroll
The many facets of war have been showcased in a series of stunning pictures brought back to life after being expertly colourised. Incredible images show…
The Steamship Oria – The Forgotten Tomb of 4200 Italian Soldiers
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Pietro Giovanni Liuzzi During the German occupation of the Dodecanese, which took place after the fall of…
Battle of Talas in 751
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Hikma History Pivotal or Overblown? Some battles are seen as landmark moments; their result could be…
War Children: Civilian Survival in World War Two
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Article from Annette Oppenlander. When we examine the history of WWII, we often focus on the myriad of battles…
Antarctic Explorers in Colour – By Rebecca Drew and Michael Carroll
Striking portraits of some of the lesser-known 20th century polar explorers who risked their lives in the Antarctic have been brought to life in expert…
Shot Down over Poland – The “Hell’s Angel” Aircrew Are Remembered To This Day
By Guest Blogger Szymon Serwatka All photos provided by the author On Friday, September 13th, 1944, the 15th Air Force targeted the Nazi fuel industry…
Quickly Raising Armies In The English Civil War – The Infantry, Or Foot, Were Divided Into Two Basic Units, The Pikes & The Muskets
By Guest Blogger Jemahl Evans England in the middle of the Seventeenth Century was the most demilitarized nation in Europe. Contemporary accounts claimed that at the…
A Brief History Of The AR-15: A Classic American Weapon
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Sam Bocetta If the Bald Eagle represents the land of the free than the AR-15 represents…
The Forgotten War: How The US Destroyed, And Then Rebuilt, The Bosnian Army
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Sam Bocetta The Bosnian War isn’t remembered the way the major wars of the 20th century are,…
Light-hearted War – By Mark McConville and Michael Carroll
Some of war’s more light-hearted moments have been given a new lease of life after being expertly colourised. The incredible images show Allied soldiers mocking…