Shot Down over Auschwitz – 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…
National History Day’s Sacrifice for Freedom – An Incredible Student-Teacher Experience – Learning About D-Day
War History Online proudly presents this article by guest blogger and history teacher Thomas H. Leighty. The National History Day’s Sacrifice for Freedom is an…
Mighty Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress In WWII – Amazing Picture Collection
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was the first American four-engine heavy bomber that made it in mass production. It was developed in the 1930s as an…
The Walking Wounded – How Warfare And Healthcare Advanced Together Through The Ages
By Guest Blogger Helen Fraser For War History Online It cannot be denied that war is responsible for huge numbers of deaths, and an awful lot…
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…
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…
Warrior Monks of Feudal Japan—These Monks Did Not Always Practice Peace
Imagine a Monk What do you see? Do you imagine the traditional Zen Buddhist monks of Japan, shaven-headed men in bright robes sitting in meditation…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – The Curse Of The War Veteran, From Ancient Times To The Present Day
By Guest Blogger Helen Fraser For War History Online Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder or ‘PTSD’ is a very familiar term nowadays. We associate it most with war veterans and,…
Amazing Pictures – The Lost Tommies in Colour
In 2011 a team of researchers, led by Australian journalist Ross Coulthart, made an incredible discovery. They uncovered a collection of hundreds of photographs from…
‘Without Precedent’ – Commando, Fighter Pilot and The True Story of Australia’s First Purple Heart
War History Online Presents This Article By Guest Blogger Owen Zupp The frozen Korean peninsula was a hostile environment for any downed pilot in 1952.…
How the Father of Organized Crime Won His Freedom by Helping the US Government during WW2
War History Online Presents This Article By Guest Blogger Jack Hawkins It is often said that crime does not pay, and when Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano…
“Blood is thicker than water!” An American Comes To The Rescue At The Taku Forts
War History Online Presents this Guest Article by Frank Jastrzembski – www.frankjastrzembski.com Josiah Tattnall cringed as he watched the helpless British steamboats catch fire one by one…