Member Of Elite WW2 Russian Aviation Unit The “Night Witches” Dies At 96
A former member of the all-female “night witches,” Irina Rakobolskaya, has died at the age of 96 in her native Russia. The organization is unknown…
Poppies Pour From Castle Windows As Part Of WW1 Commemorations
A multitude of red poppies, thousands of them, have been poured from the windows of a local castle in Wales as part of a show…
The End Of A Proud Warship: Gut Wrenching Footage Of The HMS Barham Exploding In 1941 (Watch)
Constructed for the Royal Navy around 1910, the Queen Elizabeth battleship HMS Barham was often used as the flagship in battle. Having participated in World…
Some of the Most Effective Melee Weapons of WWI, The Bayonet Was Not One of Them
WWI was a terrifying fusion of old and new. An infantryman might have a slower-firing bolt action rifle, or he could find himself behind a…
The Jews In Finland Who Fought Together With The Germans: “We Had A Common Enemy”
During the Winter War of 1939, the Soviet Union invaded its north-western neighbor, Finland. The population stood together in self-defence. Among them were Finnish Jews,…
The Response From Overseas To The American Civil War
By the beginning of the American Civil War, the United States was a little more than 50 years of age. They had started to develop relationships…
How The Royal Navy Fed Its Sailors Over 200 Years Ago
An army marches on its stomach, and while a Navy sails on the sea, its sailors still need feeding. In the 1790s and early 1800s,…
The Only Marine to Earn a Medal of Honor for Actions as a POW, Donald Cook Was Truly Unbreakable in the Face of the Enemy
To be clear, there have been multiple Marines who displayed inexplicable gallantry in combat warranting a Medal of Honor before they were subsequently captured. However,…
Firing The Hugely Powerful German MG42 Machine Gun (Watch)
This video looks at the MG-42, a World War II German machine gun. It is being fired as part of a demonstration at Dellwood Park, Lockwood,…
Stunning Must See Video Of A Dakota AC-47 T, Acting As Lethal Spooky Killer!
War History Online Presents this Guest Article By Author and Blogger Hans Wiesman – Check Out His Website! In this Dakota Hunter Blog post, you’ll…
Amazing Pictures – The Lost Tommies in Colour
In 2011 a team of researchers, led by Australian journalist Ross Coulthart, made an incredible discovery. They uncovered a collection of hundreds of photographs from…
‘Without Precedent’ – Commando, Fighter Pilot and The True Story of Australia’s First Purple Heart
War History Online Presents This Article By Guest Blogger Owen Zupp The frozen Korean peninsula was a hostile environment for any downed pilot in 1952.…