Piggyback Hero – by Ralph Kinney Bennett
We present this guest blog by author Ralph Kinney Bennett In 2003 they laid the remains of Glenn Rojohn to rest in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery in…
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…
The Lost Bastards of Hill 433 – by L Todd Wood
The bravery and tenacity of the American soldier is well documented throughout the last several hundred years. However, there is no story that better shines…
The Journey To Remembrance – By Deanna Lavoie
The Journey to Remembrance was inspired by many journeys; my own, my family, my community, my country and world events during the dark time of…
The Myths Of The Montana Class Battleships
War History Online presents this Guest Article by Chris Knupp. Artist’s impression of the Montana class Battleship Myth #1: The Montana class Ignored the Panama Canal…
The Berlin Special Forces Team Tasked with Nuking the Soviet Union
War History Online presents this Guest Article from by James Stejskal Think the Russian threat worries the United States now? At the height of the…
The US Marine Corps’ “Longest Day” – June 6, 1918
By Guest Blogger Alan G. Gauthreaux “We wore the army uniform,” wrote Elton Mackin, a United States Marine on the Western Front in 1918, “and…
Reconstructing Ancient Warfare – Making the Battles for the TV Show Vikings
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Justin Pollard, VIKINGS History Consultant “Behold, a people shall come from the north…..They shall hold the bow…
Courage And Valour – New Zealanders In The Italian Campaign of WWII
The largely forgotten story of New Zealand’s contribution to the liberation of Italy between 1943 and 1945 is being told in a free podcast series…
M1 HELMET LINERS – All We Need To Know
Olivier Dorrell returns to guide us through an immensely important subject to collectors and re-enactors. The M1 helmet was a unique and practical solution, compared…
The Monk who Stopped Bullets with Silk: Inventing the Bulletproof Vest
This post is part of Culture.pl series and Stories From The Eastern West It’s 16th March 1897 in Chicago. Two men stand face-to-face in a…
A Rumble In The Jungle: The Secret Story Of Force 136 – Commandos In WW2
By Catherine Clement – Curator, Chinese Canadian Military Museum There are not many WWII stories that ended up advancing the civil rights of an entire community.…