Chattel Slavery in Ancient Greece and Rome
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Joseph M. Durante In the ancient worlds of the Greek City States and the Roman Republic, slavery was…
“NUTS” to Surrender – Battle Of The Bulge
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Charley Valera “NUTS,” an official military response to a German commander. The response was to a…
The Czechoslovakian Crisis: Conquering a Country Without the Use of an Army
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Joseph M. Durante In 1938 the German speaking areas of Czechoslovakia, also known as the Sudetenland,…
The Story Of Master Gunnery Sergeant Paul Crook – By Tammy Watson
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Tammy Watson According to my parents and to the history books that proved to be the proverbial…
“Twenty-Two on Peleliu” – Four Pacific Campaigns with the Corps: The Memoirs of an Old Breed Marine
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Article from George Peto. This is what it was like to approach the bloody beaches of Peleliu. The following…
Captain Albert Jacka – The First Australian VC In World War One
War History Online presents this guest blog by Guest Blogger James Maloney Albert Jacka was the first Australian soldier to receive the Victoria Cross during the…
“The Unbreakable Tiger” – Korean War POW Was A Guardian Angel For Father Emil Kapaun
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Staff Sgt. Ken Scar. U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Funchess watched from the other bank as…
This Egyptian Unit Escaped Destruction In 1967 By Invading Israel
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Christopher Weeks When faced with an attack by a superior force, sometimes the key to survival lies…
Strafing The Beaches – Dunkirk As Seen From The Air By Both Sides
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Alex Kershaw By May 26, 1940, around 250,000 British troops, the rump of what remained of the…
Hacksaw Ridge, Desmond Doss, And The Battle Of Okinawa
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Kaya Johnson The Battle of Okinawa is considered to be one of the bloodiest battles of the…
The Crew Of The B-24 Liberator “Star Valley” – Downed Behind Enemy Lines
War History Online presents this Guest Article by Mark Gero Saturday, February 5th, 1944, in a remote part of central France lies a village called…
Operation Overlord: The Greatest Amphibious Landing in History – Part 2
War History Online presents the second part of this Guest Article from Joseph M. Durante The Beaches At Sword Beach, the easternmost landing site of the invasion, the…