Landwhale Ahoy! French Super Tank Char 2C – photos and video
World War I saw the dawn of a variety of new weapons. Vivid experimenting with vehicles was affected by continually changing battlefields. However, many engineers…
Object 1161 – Hidden Soviet Bunker
During the Cold War, underground command posts were actively built in the Soviet Union. In 1986, a large construction project was started in the forest…
Clever Soviets – How the USSR got Missiles to Cuba Without Detection
One of the Soviet Union’s finest military operations was the secret deployment of nuclear missiles and tens of thousands of servicemen to Cuba in 1962.…
Operation Eagle Claw – The Disaster that Changed American Special Operations
The April 24th Op is a major event in the history of the United States’ Special Forces operations not just because it was among the…
Warrant Officer 5 got Her Start in WAC and as MP
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…
Canadians Unable to Sell Obsolete Leopard Tanks
The Canadian military is stuck with 50 decommissioned Leopard 1C2 after modernizing with the Leopard 2. An attempt to sell the older tanks to Jordan…
The L-39 Albatros – Czech Engineering at Its Finest
The Aero L-39 Albatros is a high-performance jet trainer and light-ground attack aircraft. It was developed by Aero Vodochody in the 1960s in Czechoslovakia. Along…
Microsoft Giant Recovering Sunken History
Paul Gardner Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft and number forty-three on the list of the wealthiest people in the world, is trying to make a…
Hero to Traitor – German Soldier Defected & Warned Soviets of Invasion then Disappeared
Alfred Liskow was a German soldier who defected to the Soviet Union shortly before the launch of Operation Barbarossa. He received a warm welcome at…
The Short, but Eventful Life of the Bismarck
Perhaps the most iconic of WWII battleships, the Bismarck truly was the pride of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine when it first set sail in August 1940. Back…
One Pilot, Two Planes – P-38 Lightning with 38 Photos
Nicknamed as the Fork-tailed devil by the Germans and One pilot, two planes by the Japanese, the P38 Lighting was one of US Air Force’s…
Grace and Age – Russia’s Fleet of Classic Warships
Although it lacks a naval history the equivalent of Great Britain, Russia maintains a fleet of beautiful sailing ships that travel the world extensively for…