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The Sniper who Killed a Taliban Machine Gunner from 8,120 feet away

A Corporal of the Horse and a member of the elite British Household Cavalry unit holds the record for achieving the longest kill shot ever…

The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier – Arlington National Cemetery, Washington DC

Joris Nieuwint

Many nations have special monuments to soldiers who fell in battle and whose bodies have never been recovered or identified. The United Kingdom has the…

Two Soldiers Killed in The Battle of Buna-Gona Identified And Returned Home After 74 years

Colin Fraser

In October of 2011, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency was contacted by an Australian citizen in Papua New Guinea who drew their attention to possible…

“Faith and Fairness” – World War II Veteran’s Legacy Defined by Ministry, Education and Equal Rights

War History Online presents this Guest Blog by Jeremy P. Ämick, who writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families of America. The late Dr.…

Winston Churchill’s Secret WWII Bunker Found Behind Fake Bookcase

A secret bunker built by order of Winston Churchill in 1940 was discovered outside of Norwich. It was built as part of a secret communications…

When the Soviets Shot Down A U-2 Spyplane, The Cold War Turned Hot

The Lockheed U-2 also known as the “Dragon Lady” is a high altitude recon aircraft that was built in 1957 to gather a range of…

5 Of The Bloodiest and Most Devastating Sieges We Tend To Forget

The rebel army of Yan fought against the Chinese Tang army in an attempt to take the Suiyang territory. The Suiyang city was under the…

Check Out This Video Breakdown of the Top 5 WWII Infantry Rifles

This video looks at five of the best the rifles used by the forces that fought in World War II. These are the French MAS-36,…

The Six Men Who Were Behind the July 20th Plot to Assassinate Hitler

The July 20th Plot to assassinate Hitler in his Eastern Prussian Headquarters, called the Wolf’s Lair, was probably the closest anyone got to really killing…

Life In A Destroyed City: Watch the Citizens Of Berlin in July 1945

On May 2, 1945, the City of Berlin fell to Red (Soviet) Army after 16 days of terrible battle. Adolf Hitler would not surrender, so…

Dietrich von Choltitz Was The German General Who Refused To Destroy Paris, Hitler Wanted Him Shot

Dietrich von Choltitz was a German soldier born on November 9, 1894. He is greatly remembered for his role in the protection of the beauty…

When Soldiers, Sailors, And Civilians Celebrated Victory in Europe with a Riot in Halifax

May 8th, 1945, was greeted with elation, parades, and revelry around the world. On this day, Victory in Europe was officially achieved, and the Second…