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Charlie Winters: Smuggling B-17s to Israel

War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Christopher Stuttard Prior to and during 1947, the Jewish paramilitary group, the Haganah (precursor to the Israeli…

Operation Safari & How The Danish Scuttled Their Own Navy

It is well known among those who study World War II that Vichy France scuttled its own navy in Toulon on November 27, 1942 as…

I Want to Drink the “last man” Bottle of cognac at the Marines’ Memorial Club: 98 Year-old Vet was at Pearl, Okinawa, Inchon, but Has New Aim

John Stevens is 98. Despite his age, however, the steely-eyed Marine who fought in World War II and Korea is still on a mission. He…

Deadliest Day in American History is September 17 – Antietam By the Numbers

Today marks the 156th anniversary of Antietam, arguably the pivotal battle of the Civil War. Had the South won on that September day, Robert E.…

Snipers Created Confederate Chain-of-Command Crisis at Antietam

At Antietam—as with other Civil War battles—the most modern weaponry was employed, rifled muskets and long-range cannons that could lob a shell a mile distant.…

Pushing the Rebs to the Brink – The 9th New York Zouaves at Antietam

During the afternoon of the Battle of Antietam, Federal forces mounted a final assault. First they formed into a massive, mile-wide battle line on the…

Youngest Combat Casualty in the Civil War Fell at Antietam

In April of 1861, Charlie King was giddy with war fever. During those heady days immediately after the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter,…

How a Drunken Colonel Wasted the Gallant 7th Maine at Antietam

Late in the afternoon of September 17, roughly an hour before the sunset that would mark the close of the bloodiest day in U.S. history,…

2 Hour Break At Antietam – Suddenly Both Sides Stopped Fighting

Battles don’t unfold as one might imagine. They don’t progress in orderly or predictable ways. Smack in the middle of the bloodiest day in U.S.…

The Georgian 450 – Holding Off 12 Thousand Men at Antietam Under the Brash General Robert Toombs

Impossible Odds The ability of 450 resolute Georgians to stave off 12,500 Federals, preventing them from crossing Antietam Creek for several crucial hours, has to…

1st Texas At Antietam – 80% Losses and Their Unique Flag on America’s Costliest Day

This is the first in a series of posts, as guest blogger Justin Martin counts down to the September 17 anniversary of Antietam, still America’s…

“Lured Onto the Punch” – How the Falklands War Really Started

War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Ricky Phillips. The 1982 Falklands War is, for its brevity – at just 74 days – one…