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9 Reasons Why Boudica Almost Beat the Romans

The early Roman Empire was an unstoppable juggernaut of military strength, bending the rest of Europe to its will. Rebellions were mercilessly crushed by one…

Operation Michael: Germany’s Last Chance to Win WWI Before the Americans Arrived

Colin Fraser

By late 1917, the German Empire’s High Command knew they had to turn the war around quickly. Progress against the Allies was slow and they…

WW2 Napalm Tests – The US Bombed Mock German & Japanese Villages

Holly Godbey

It’s well known that the U.S. Army built a myriad of projects in the southwestern deserts of the States to test various new kinds of…

WWII’s Biggest Airlift – Over The Hump by Hans Weisman

This Dakota Hunter Blog features a photo album about one of the greatest military airlift operations of all time. In April 1942, the Allied Forces initiated…

Al-Andalus, a Melting Pot of Faiths in the Iberian Peninsula

Waqas Ali

Jewish people have often faced persecution throughout history, and across many states. At the start of the 8th century, the technologically and numerically superior Muslims…

In Commemoration of Armistice Day Here are Some Profound Colorized Images of WW1

Jack Beckett

Many thanks go to Doug Banks and his team – the masters of colorization.  The beauty of these colorized images is that color allows you…

In Commemoration of Armistice Day Here are Some Colorized Images of WW1 – Brings Them Alive

Jack Beckett

Many thanks go to Doug Banks and his team – the masters of colorization.  The beauty of these colorized images is that color allows you…

First British Ship Sunk By the Germans in WWII May Have Been Discovered

David Mearns is a shipwreck hunter. He says sonar data he has acquired shows the wreck of the Athenia, a passenger liner that was the…

Eager To Serve – Local resident achieves dual public service goal as soldier and firefighter

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…

The Origins and History of The Last Post – The Notes That Brings Tears to Your Eyes

Heather Fishel

Chances are, you have heard the notes of the Last Post. The lone notes, played by a military bugler, trumpeting the notes of the song…

“On Eternal Patrol Memorial Reef” To Honor 66 Lost U.S. Submarines

First undersea memorial to recognize all lost submarine crews and boats to be dedicated in Sarasota 50 years after loss of the USS Scorpion As…

Hipster Before His Time: General Burnside – The Swashbuckling Union General Who Pioneered Sideburns

What do a rifle, various railroads, the American Civil War, the Franco-Prussian War, the National Rifle Association, and sideburns have in common? Here is the…