Jeff Edwards

Jeff Edwards is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Jeff Edwards:

James H. Howard: The Only Fighter Pilot over Europe Awarded The Medal of Honor

In WWII the battle in the skies over Europe could be described as a brutal conflict of attrition, luck, and in some cases inexplicable gallantry. Allied…

Purposely Going Down with His Ship, This WW2 Captain Was Awarded MoH And Saved Countless Lives

The history of war is full of various mantras that, while popular, are not always entirely accurate.  It is often said that the Marines never…

The Only Combat Soldier To Be Awarded The Victoria Cross Twice

When you have thrown on your first Victoria Cross, you have entered an elite fraternity in the history of war that commands the respect of…

The Only Combat Soldier To Be Awarded The Victoria Cross Twice

When you have thrown on your first Victoria Cross, you have entered an elite fraternity in the history of war that commands the respect of…

Presumed Dead After Heroic Action In 1944, Air Force Academy Janitor Awarded Medal Of Honor From Reagan in 1984

Perhaps it was the way he carried himself in an unassuming and humble manner, but day after day hundreds of Air Force Academy cadets would…

On Crucifix Hill, Captain Bobbie Brown Destroyed Three Enemy Bunkers And Was Awarded The Medal of Honor

On October 8th, 1944, Bobbie Brown did indeed have a prerogative, and that was to single-handedly destroy three German bunkers on a heavily fortified hill…

Outnumbered And With Taliban Overrunning The Base, Clinton Romesha Was Awarded MoH At The Battle Of Kamdesh

The Battle of Kamdesh would be one of the costliest battles for the Americans of the entire Afghanistan conflict as it saw an American outpost…

The First Medal of Honor Recipient of WW2 Stood His Ground at Pearl Harbor

It is fitting in a war which would require inexplicable gallantry to win that it would begin with actions worthy of the nation’s highest military…

Born to Fight – The Only Non-Commonwealth Recipient of the Victoria Cross

People say that some men were born at the right time in history for their gallantry to shine. For Dane Anders Lassen, WWII was his…

At the Chosin Reservoir, Robert Kennemore Stepped On Two Grenades to Save His Marines

War is full of the actions of brave men launching themselves onto explosives to save their fellow soldiers. A grenade thrown into a trench could…

Maynard Smith: Awarded the Medal of Honor And Then Demoted in WW2

It is perhaps a tale that Veterans of the United States Air Force are more familiar with, the story of “Airman Snuffy.” Given a choice…

Medal of Honor – One American’s Daring Escape from German Soldiers In WW2

Typically, the actions for which a man earns the Medal of Honor are the most exciting and frightening of his military career. For Russell Dunham,…