Holly Godbey

Holly Godbey is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Holly Godbey:

Famous Faces Who Served Their Countries In Times of War

Throughout history, many celebrities have joined the war effort, from actors and musicians to authors and comedians. Here are ten celebrities who you’ll instantly recognize,…

From The Civil War To Stalingrad – These Battlefields Are Said To Be Haunted

These are sites which paranormal investigators have been fascinated with for years. When a battle ends in terrible bloodshed and suffering, many still believe that…

These Moving Sites Are Essential Places In France For War History Enthusiasts To Visit

The top countries in Europe offer a variety of post-war sites to see, whether your interest lies in World War II, World War I or…

The WW2 Tests That Produced Napalm – The United States’ Mock WWII German & Japanese Villages

It’s well known that the U.S. Army built a myriad of projects in the southwestern deserts of the States to test various new kinds of…

Milunka Savić: Possibly The Most Decorated Female In The History Of Warfare

Fighting in the Balkan Wars and then in World War I, Milunka Savić was considered by some to be the most decorated female soldier in history.…

How The American Civil War Even Reached As Far As The Pacific Coast

The American Civil War, despite the country’s relatively small official footprint at the time, stretched across North America, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Then,…

Women’s Battalion of Death: First World War All-Female Forces From Russia

As Russia’s soldiers suffered from sinking morale during World War I, the deteriorating and unstable Russian Government threw together a battalion of women fighters in an…

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck: Leader Of The Greatest Guerrilla Operation Ever – Against The British

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck has been called the leader of the “greatest single guerrilla operation in history,” by Edwin Palmer Hoyt, an American writer of military…

The Medical Innovations Brought About By The American Civil War

During the American Civil War, technology moved at a rapid pace. A war fought on America’s soil was the perfect breeding ground for innovations, particularly…

From The Civil War To WW2 – American PoW Camps Were A Necessity Of War

1. The Beginning of the U.S. PoW System The United States has housed prisoners of war since its inception as a country. During the Revolutionary War,…

“The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World,” 1851 – Looking Again With Modern Eyes

In 1851, Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, an English historian, wrote a book entitled The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World. Obviously, the world has changed quite…

War Journalism During The American Civil War – Innovations And The Search For A Great Story

The American Civil War saw the rise of many new technologies, from weaponry to medical advances. An aspect of this were the changes taking place…