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New Expansions For World War Two First Person Shooter Game From New World Interactive

“Day of Infamy” is a standalone expansion to 2014’s “Insurgency.”  It’s a First-Person-Shooter based on World War II and has just entered Early Access Beta…

After More Than 70 Years, A WW2 Pilot From Wisconsin Is Recovered In France

A group of volunteers from the UW Missing in Action Recovery and Identification Project have successfully recovered a plane that was shot down in France…

“It Gave Us Strength” – U.S. Army Veteran Describes Service As Platoon Leader During Vietnam War

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…

“The Unbreakable Tiger” – Korean War POW Was A Guardian Angel For Father Emil Kapaun

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Staff Sgt. Ken Scar. U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Funchess watched from the other bank as…

Amazing Story Of Veteran Who Refused To Abandon His Mission In Spite Of Terrible Wounds

Ken Cranefield served in the No 233 Squadron of the RAF during World War II. He dropped supplies to the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem…

Oldest American WWII Veteran May Have To Leave The Home He Built Himself

The oldest living US veteran of World War II likes to sit on the porch of the house he built on the east side of…

The Second Battle Of Ypres: An Extraordinary Defense In The Face Of Poison Gas

The Belgian town of Ypres was the site of the fiercest fighting of the First World War. A series of battles left the town deserted,…

First World War: The Third Battle of Ypres – The Leading British Offensive Of 1917

Fought during the First World War, the Third Battle of Ypres was the leading British offensive of 1917. Taking place at the much fought over…

The Gallipoli Landings: A New Kind of War

On April 25, 1915, the ground campaign on the Gallipoli Peninsula began. Forces from Australia, Britain, Ceylon, France, India, New Zealand and Senegal landed on…

13 Facts – The Battle Of The Somme – One Of The Bloodiest Battles In Human History

The Battle of the Somme is one of the bloodiest battles in human history. Lasting three and a half months, it was one of the…

The Naval Action at Gallipoli: So Little Achieved at So Much Cost

The Gallipoli Campaign is remembered mostly for the disastrous failure of the infantry landings. Huge numbers of British and colonial troops were lost in a…

Christine Granville: One of the Early Leaders of Female Special Ops Agents

Born Krystyna Skarbek in Poland, Christine Granville became one of the most important early female players in the British Special Ops. Working in Nazi-occupied Poland…