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The Invasion of Cos: The Killing of 103 Royal Italian Army Officers

War History Online presents a Guest Article by Pietro Giovanni Liuzzi In the early hours of 3rd October 1943, a number of German Naval vessels arrived…

Alleged Nazi War Criminal May Not Be Extradited

Ian Harvey

The hunt for Nazi war criminals may have succeeded in tracking down another perpetrator but he may never stand trial for his alleged crimes due…

Museum Uncovers Remarkable Account of the Fray Bentos Boys’ Three Days of Hell in WWI

Ian Harvey

Eight British soldiers, known as the Fray Bentos Boys, spent three days and two nights during World War I in possibly the worst place they…

Development of the Awe-inspiring Triple Walls of Constantinople

The great city of Constantinople was one of the most impressive and impregnable cities in the world for over 1,000 years. It retained the glory…

The Fall of the Aztecs, The Bloody Path to Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan was an absolutely amazing city. The city was larger than any in Europe at the time and held approximately 200,000 people with some estimates…

Between Two Rivers: Opening Shots of the Mexican-American War

Guest Author

War History online presents this Guest Piece from Christopher Hoitash The Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 doubled the size of the United States by halving Mexico. The…

PANERIAL – The Silent Forest Became a Site of Mass Murder & It Isn’t Easy Reading

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Suzanne Make. Suzanne recounts the tragic story of the site of terrible events at Ponary, now…

Takayama Ukon: A Great Christian Samurai

Andrew Knighton

Christianity was not common in feudal Japan. As a foreign religion, it was embraced by a small minority of people including some samurai who were…

10 Fascinating Facts About Custer and His Last Stand – Little Big Horn

Greg Jackson

In most cases, movies based on real incidents tend to make those events more exciting. Not so in the case of Custer’s Last Stand. Of…

The English Civil War Brought Reforms And Victory To New Model Army

Andrew Knighton

The early years of the English Civil Wars did not always go well for the Parliamentary army. Royalist victories saw the forces of King Charles…

A Valiant Fight To The Death – 62 Against 3000

Gabe Christy

“These are not men; they are demons!” This was Mexican Colonel Francisco De Paulo Milan’s response when presented with the only French survivors of the…

The Causes Of The English Civil Wars – Some Of The Most Destructive Conflicts In British History

By Guest Blogger Jemahl Evans The English Civil Wars (there were three, involving all the nations of the British Isles) were some of the most destructive…