17 Haunting Coloured Pictures From the WW1 Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was one of the bloodiest battles in WWI. During the first day alone, 1st…
Half Blind Japanese Pilot Flies His Damaged Zero For 5 Hours, Then Refuses Medical Attention Before Making His Report
During WWII, Sub-Lieutenant Saburō Sakai served as a naval aviator with the Imperial Japanese Navy. He claimed 64 victories, one of which was made after…
Revisiting the WW2 Battle For Arnhem: The Epic Movie Theirs is the Glory (Watch)
Theirs is the Glory is a British war film, made in 1946, that covers the Battle of Arnhem and the part played by the British…
Up Close and Personal with Sally B: Europe’s Last Airworthy Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
If you haven’t already, meet the mighty Sally B. – Charity ambassador, movie star, flying memorial, survivor. Join War History Online for an intimate view…
She Bought Her Own T-34 Tank And Went On a Rampage After Nazis Killed Her Husband
They say that “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” But if you take her love away, it gets a helluva lot worse –…
American WWII Hero Who Died To Save His Buddies Returns Home After 70 Years
Captain Elwood Euart was a World War II hero. In 1943, he was sailing aboard the SS President Coolidge, a ship that had been transformed…
Fort Sumter, Where The American Civil War Began, Should be Turned into a National Park
Senator Tim Scott is asking that the location where the Civil War started to be elevated to that of a national park. Scott, a Republican,…
Pearl Harbor Movie, Hilariously Ripped Apart by Honest Trailers (Watch)
“Pearl Harbor” is one of those movies that everybody has seen and everybody likes some bits of it. Despite receiving a lot of negative reviews…
German WW2 Propaganda Newsreel: Battle for Normandy And Warsaw Uprising (Watch)
This German Propaganda newsreel is thought to be from early August in 1944. At this period in time, the Allies are still being held off…
When An American Submarine Took Out a Japanese Troop Train and Much More in the Pacific in WW2
On the 22nd of January, 1945, 30 Japanese merchant ships sat in Namkwan Harbor, in Southern China. They felt safe in their well-defended home, surrounded…
New US Air Force Stealth Bomber be Given WWII-era Name
Northrop Grumman is building the new B-21 stealth bomber for the US Air Force. According to sources, that plane will likely receive a World War…
“The Battle That Saved The Civilization” – Szigetvár, 1566
The end of summer in the 16th century for Hungary was marked by one of the bloodiest sieges of their history. The Habsburg Monarchy suffered a…