Jeff Edwards

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

Articles by Jeff Edwards:

Jimmy Doolittle Led The First Mission To Bomb Japan – Against All Odds

Often, war is no different than your average street fight regardless of how crude that might seem. When a man is punched in the nose,…

49 Men Would Receive the Victoria Cross During the Battle of Somme Including These 9 on the First Day

In the 70 years following World War II only 15 men have been awarded the Commonwealth’s highest military honor. And yet during one five-month long…

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…

Vietnam War Pilot to Receive Medal of Honor for Saving 44 Soldiers

The old adage of “never leaving a man behind” is often repeated in military circles and spoken with sincere emotion.  However, the reality of warfare…

In His Own Words: Jack Lucas, Youngest Recipient Of The Medal of Honor In WWII

For many young people, the outbreak of the greatest War this planet had ever seen would come just a little too early for them to…

This True Leader Stormed Multiple Japanese Machine Guns In Burma Until Mortally Wounded

Oxford scholar and founder of a literary magazine are just a couple of honors to which a young man might aspire and find himself on…

With a Modified Aircraft Machinegun, Corporal Tony Stein Fired His Way Across Iwo Jima and Earned the Medal of Honor

The ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome has long been a core ethos of the United States Marine.  While one could find many examples from…

As a 16 Year Old Kid, Young Jack Faced Off with the German Fleet and Was Awarded the Victoria Cross

It is estimated that up to one-third of British Sailors in World War I was under the age of 18.  Many lied about their age…

With Suicidal Courage, Commander Ernest Evans Took on 4 Japanese Battleships near Leyte, With 3 Destroyers

Just as they were heading into action having witnessed the overwhelming enemy fleet ahead of them, it is reported that Commander Ernest Evans of the…

Probably the Only Officer Court Martialed for Desertion then Awarded Medal of Honor for Leading Bayonet Charge

Some men were born to fight and so much so that they are not going to let few Army “suggestions” like not deserting your unit…

MOH: Shot In The Face & Wounded by Grenade, Charged Machine Gun Nest But Can’t Remember Doing It

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…

He’s Called The Ghost, Has The Same Medal Count As Audie Murphy, Have You Heard Of Him?

By the time a man earns seven Purple Hearts and lives to talk about it, he could either be described as one of the luckiest…