Hiroshima and Nagasaki: five reasons why President Truman made the right decision
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was apocalyptically awful. 70 years ago today, an estimated 90,000 people were immediately killed when Little Boy detonated 1,950ft…
The Unknown Daring Midnight Raid That Started World War One
War History Online presents this Guest Article by James Lyon Most people think the first battle of World War One took place on 5 August 1914, when…
A Rumble in the Jungle: The Secret Story of Force 136
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.…
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…
You Will Love This! 90 Photos of Tour-de-Sky Airshow 2016 at Kuopio, Finland
In mid-June in the city of Kuopio, in the heart of Finland, airshow Tour-de-Sky 2016 took place. It was barely noticed because of famous Airshows in…
10 Underhanded Ways The Spanish Franco Regime Aided Hitler And The Axis Powers in WWII
Most histories of the Second World War tell the same story of the clash between the Allied and the Axis powers. German and Italian forces…
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…
The first supersonic jet bomber: B-58 “Hustler”
Soon after the WWII, when the development of the first jets succeeded, scientists had to address the problem of breaking the sound barrier. During the…
Militracks: The Largest Gathering of German World War II Vehicles
The Oorlogsmuseum Overloon is an impressive Dutch war museum that concentrates on the history of the Second World War in the Netherlands and operation Market…
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…
Scandal of the Century – New Book Claims USA Knew Of Pearl Harbor Plans For Months
Few words are more disheartening to Americans than Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “day of infamy,” and few photos more provocative than the image of the burning…
Recollections and Experiences of a United States Troop Carrier Squadron Officer in Normandy
In memory of Col. Frank W. Hansley (1917-2003) Air power was a key component to the Allied victory in WWII. The mobility and maneuverability of…