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Project Acoustic Kitty – The CIA’s Top Secret Spy Cats Project

Shahan Russell

When Seal Team Six killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011, they did not do it alone. They had help from a Belgian Malinois dog named…

Sir Winston Churchill – The Greatest Briton Ever

In 2002, the BBC launched a nationwide poll asking Britons who they thought the Greatest Briton was. Among those nominated were William Shakespeare and Princess…

Second World War Pilot’s Heroic WW2 Service Recognized With Silver Star Medal

Seventy-three years after his heroic action in the fall of 1943, Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. John G. Caraberis was recognized with the posthumous awarding…

Lost ‘Nuke’ Bomb From The Cold War May Have Been Discovered Off The Coast Of British Columbia

Diver Sean Smyrichinsky thought at first he had discovered a UFO when he recently came across a strange object on the ocean bottom off British…

A World War II Veteran Who Fought At Normandy And The Battle Of The Bulge – He Made It Home In 1945

The stories which veteran Bob Grobelny of Westlake, Ohio, could tell of his Second World experiences would fill a book…or two. Now 94, he saw…

Grandson’s Efforts Lead To Silver Star And Purple Heart For WWI Veteran

If not for grandson Mark Goodman, Pfc. John Barnard Goodman’s 20 descendants would not have been present at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, recently to receive…

Massively Super-Sized Siege Guns From World War One And Two

In the 19th century, transport limitations restricted the size of artillery. If a piece of equipment could not be pulled by horses, then it could…

The Centurion Tank – One Of The Longest-Serving Tank Designs In History

The Centurion tank’s first prototypes appeared among the Allied troops in Belgium in 1945. The tank was a successor of prior designs such as the…

They Called Him “Mad Jack” – The Sword-Wielding, Bagpipe-Playing Longbowman Of WWII

Once upon a time in France, a soldier attacked his enemies with a sword and a longbow. When not doing so, he enjoyed playing bagpipes,…

Medal Of Honor For Vietnam War Pilot Who Never Left A Man Behind

The old adage of “never leaving a man behind” is often repeated in military circles and spoken with sincere emotion.  However, the reality of warfare…

Thanksgiving On The Front Lines – World War Two And Korea – Photos And Video

War doesn’t care what day it is, what month, or if that day is important to you. War doesn’t care about anything at all. And…

Top 10 World War Two Films – Stories Of Heroism And Tragedy (Watch)

One more treat for the War History Online film buffs ― Top 10 WWII Films. Now, which is the best WWII movie is always a…