A Look Into WWII Hidden Battlefield – Diving into D-Day
A visit to Normandy gives a real sense of WWII, the impact of D-Day and the devastation that occurred once those brave young allied soldiers…
Kasserine Pass 1943: Rommel’s Last Victory?
In late January and throughout February 1943, American troops had their first major engagements with German forces in World War II in Tunisia. It really…
10 Facts about the German defeat at Verdun (1916)
By February 1916, the German advance into France had long since ground to halt, there was little movement on long front line and the conflict…
Incredibly Sad Rare German First World War Footage – In Color
This is a collection of rare WWI footage. In the video, you’ll see German soldiers march through the Brandenburg gate in Berlin, confident that the war will be…
How To Assemble A Crated Spitfire From Burma, But This One Was Never Buried!
In 2008 Historic Flight At Kilo-7 acquired a Spitfire, which arrived in a crate from Burma. However it was never buried underneath a runway like…
5 Grand Goals Napoleon Aimed to Achieve in Egypt
The Egyptian campaign Napoleon led in 1798 was one of the greatest disasters of his career. After his fleet was destroyed by Nelson at the…
Marine Sergeant With Near Suicidal Courage, Was Awarded TWO Medals of Honor And Nominated For a Third!
On 10 June 1918, during the Battle of Belleau Wood, 44-year-old Marine Corps First Sergeant Dan Daly, armed with a pistol and hand grenades, single-handedly…
Historic Aircraft Wreck Found. Maybe The Wildcat Of US Ace James E Swett By Roderick Eime
On my last trip to the Solomon Islands in October, I was fortunate to make my first dive on some of the historic aircraft wrecks…
Albert Speer, The Ambitious Young Architect Who Rose To Prominence Within The Nazi Party
In 1931, a young, ambitious architect named Albert Speer attended a Nazi rally in Berlin. Perhaps he was truly captivated by the message of the…
Padre Foote Stayed Behind After The Dieppe Fiasco & Was The Only Canadian Chaplain To Be Awarded The Victoria Cross
It is hard to imagine a soldier retreating from a position of certain safety for the explicit purpose of getting captured, but that is exactly…
Finding a hero – Veteran receives Medal of Honor 24 years after valorous actions
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families…
William the Conqueror’s superior strategy at Hastings, 1066
Across a short, steep, grassy slope in the cold light of the bright October sun, two heavily armed bodies of men faced each other. They…