How One Sailor With A Burning Flare Nearly Cost The USA an Aircraft Carrier
On the morning of the 26th of October, 1966 the USS Oriskany was stationed 50 miles off the north coast of Vietnam. A group of Skyhawk…
Top 25 Facts About The Panther Tank, A German WW2 Combat Monster
1) Over 6000 Panthers were built by the Germans but more surprisingly, nine were built by the British Army in 1945-1946. 2) The full name…
Tank Profile: Soviet Medium Tank T-34, Pics and Video!
The legendary game changing tank of the Soviet Red Army ― the T 34, with all its variants was the backbone of USSR armored units.…
6 Bizarre Weapons From Military History
You might think that you know about all the unique military weapons that have been made to date, but human beings have a penchant for…
Hiding Ships In Plain Sight: How Dazzle Camouflage Is Used To Confuse The Enemy
Dazzle camouflage was the brainchild of British artist Norman Wilkinson. It was put forward as a solution to the problem that ships could not be…
TANK 100 – The Centenary of the First Use of Tanks
The centenary of the first use of tanks in combat was commemorated in London on 15th September. Needless to say, our man Mark Barnes made…
Two WW2 Planes Collided Over Australia, Then The Pilot Who Saved Them Was Punished!
In 1940, two planes collided in mid-air over Australia. Remarkably, there were no fatalities. Even more remarkably, the pilot responsible for saving the planes was…
Tank Profile: M24 Chaffee, The Light Tank From WWII That Is Still In Service Today!
Filling in for the obsolete M3 Stuart tank which, the M24 Chaffee light tank entered the battlefields of Europe in November 1944, when 34 units were issued…
Tanks For The Memories: The First Ever Tank Commander, by The Tank Museum
The first man ever to command a tank in battle only volunteered for the secret mission because learning to fly aeroplanes was so dangerous, his…
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…
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…
ISU-152 Heavy Assault Gun From World War 2 With Massive 152.4 mm Howitzer
During World War II, the Soviets developed a massive mobile gun to defend against the German tanks. It was based on the KV-1S tank and…