Jinny McCormick

Jinny McCormick is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Jinny McCormick:

Amazing Second World War Metal Detector Finds (Watch)

Although it may seem like waving a metal detector over the ground is easy, the practice is not as simple as it appears. It is…

Here’s How To Build A B-17 Flying Fortress – Out Of Lego (Watch)

Brian Fitzsimmons of Brian’s Bricks Instructions used Lego Digital Designer to recreate the B-17 Flying Fortress with Lego bricks and parts. The model has a…

Ham & Jam – The Daring Glider Operation To Take Pegasus Bridge

On the night before D-Day, as part of the Allied invasion of Normandy, 181 men of the Glider Infantry of the British 6th Airborne Division…

Fascinating Reminders Of War – Abandoned Tanks From All Over The World (Watch)

What is more fascinating than an enormous instrument of war wasting away in a landscape that has long forgotten the war that occurred there? These…

After The Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Horatio Nelson Traveled Back To England Pickled in Brandy

A long used euphemism in sailing circles, and in some pubs and bars, refers to slurping liquor from a straw directly from the barrel. The…

Leading by Example: John J. Pershing, Prime Mentor for Future US Army Generals

The United States greatest leaders, including Patton, Truman, and MacArthur, spent the formative years of their military careers under the command of General of the…

The Black Dispatches From the Civil War Spies

The typical Southern officer’s opinion of African Americans was that they were an inferior subhuman race, lacking in intelligence or cunning. Their ignorance and subsequent…

This Reindeer Battalion of WWII Was Braver than Soviets, Tougher Than Tanks

The Petsamo-Kirkenes Offensive in 1944, which led to the expulsion of German forces from the northern regions of Norway, would have been severely hampered had…

Eye-Watering Numbers – The Staggering Cost Of World War One

If you’ve ever wondered why war is so astoundingly expensive, this video will more than answer any questions you’ve had. Indy Neidell, host of the…

Sylvester Mowry, Hot Headed, Dueling, Arizona Miner Tried for Treason during Civil War

Sylvester Mowry began life as a different sort of man entirely. He hailed from Rhode Island and graduated with the rank of lieutenant from West Point.…

The Civil War Photographer that Time Forgot: Alexander Gardner

When people remember famous Civil War photographers, they think of one name in particular; and “Alexander Gardner” is not it. However, a significant number of…

Top Ten Military Planes, Past and Present (Watch)

  Which planes throughout military aviation history are the most iconic, successful, and well designed? This video gives the top ten fixed wing aircraft used…