Jeff Edwards

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

Articles by Jeff Edwards:

Received The Medal of Honor for Defending The USS Liberty Against an Attack From Israel

The United States and Israel have not always seen eye to eye, but they have been nothing less than strong allies since the Israeli State…

Desperately Holding Out Near Arnhem, Major Robert Cain Was Awarded the Victoria Cross

In an early attempt to gain a foothold across the Rhine in 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden which turned out to be what…

Para Rescue Jumper Duane Hackney, The Most Decorated Enlisted Man In The History Of The US Air Force

An Air Force Cross, the Silver Star, 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses with a Combat V, 2 Purple Hearts, 18 Air Medals, and ok, we have…

The Picture Has Become Iconic, But The Battle In this Fallujah House Was Legendary

Every war has its iconic pictures that will forever resonate in the minds of the public and most certainly of the men who fought it. …

Dreadfully Wounded, this Medal of Honor Recipient Cleared Two Machine-Gun Nests and Saved His Unit

When there is no personal account of the valor it takes to receive a Medal of Honor it is most often because the gallant have…

Heroic American Crew Fought off 17 Enemy Planes in ‘Cursed’ B-17 Bomber “Old 666”

When you see the number “666” on the tail number of a plane, it is entirely understandable if you opt to stay on the ground. …

The Only Enlisted Submariner Ever To Be Awarded The Medal Of Honor Locked Himself Inside A Sinking Submarine

For those who sail beneath the surface of the sea, there are few greater fears than permanently descending to the depths alive.  The movies would…

Even The Germans Suggested The VC: Irish Guard Who Held off the Enemy Single Handed for 20 Minutes

A nation can desire for a war to be over all they want, but the inevitable fact of war is that the enemy always gets…

Takes out 3 Machine Guns, Kills 20 and captures 50 Germans – Even The Enemy Patted Him on the Back

One might presume a nickname such as ‘Fats” was given as an insult, but when you find out a little bit more about the man…

Promotion And Controversy – The Meteoric Rise Of US General Mark W. Clark

Granted, many in modern Texas may have never heard of General Mark W. Clark, also known as General Marcus Aurelius Clarkus by his subordinates.  But…

Sammy L. Davis: The Real Forrest Gump, Who Was Awarded the Medal of Honor for his Heroic Actions in Vietnam

While it might be disappointing to find out that there was no single individual who became a football star at Alabama, received the Medal of…

Fought Japanese in China When 15, Then Franco in Spain and In WWII Europe, Killed 6 Germans and Took 2 POW During a Heroic Charge, Awarded MoH in 1997

One look at the life of Medal of Honor recipient Edward Allen Carter and it doesn’t take you long to realize that this was a…