“Do you want to live forever?” – Mowed Down a 200-Man Attack by Himself with a Machine Gun
On 10 June 1918, during the Battle of Belleau Wood, 44-year-old Marine Corps First Sergeant Dan Daly, armed with a pistol and hand grenades, single-handedly…
The First US Soldier to Receive the Medal of Honor in WW2 Volunteered for the Fight that Killed Him
Perhaps that could be said of many in that they volunteered for the fight in World War 2. But with Alexander Nininger, who was already…
This German Paratrooper Held An Impressive Record, And May Have Been Part Of The Plot To Assassinate Hitler
Many are aware of the plot to kill Hitler orchestrated by Colonel Schenk Count von Stauffenberg in July of 1944 as it was depicted by…
Fort Drum, the unsinkable concrete ‘battleship’ of Manila Bay
Anyone who pays a visit to Manila Bay will not easily forget the enchanting sight of the ruined concrete fort that looks as if it…
The Pros and Cons of Ancient War Elephants
Elephants are generally peaceful and majestic creatures but throughout history, their size and power were used with devastating results on the battlefield. With the adoption…
Japanese-American Soldiers, The Nisei: The Purple Heart Battalion
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941, Japanese-Americans became enemy aliens and were sent to internment camps. One responded in a most spectacular way. Daniel…
Saving Sara Matuson: How 10 POWs Risked Their Lives to Save One Woman
Life in a prisoner of war camp could be hard and dangerous during the Second World War. It was even more so for ten British…
Irish Guard – Awarded Victoria Cross For Single-Handedly Charging over 100 German Soldiers and Sending Them All into Retreat
Many men had many a war story or two to tell their grandchildren by the end of the 2nd World War. But it is unknown…
RETROGRAPHIC: The World’s Most Exciting Images Transformed into Living Colour – By Michael D. Carroll
ICONIC images have been presented for the first time in a new book showing these famous photographs in living color. Striking pictures include the VJ…
‘AfterWARd’ Explores The Revolutionary Veterans Who Built America
By Katherine Egner Gruber, Special Exhibitions Curator at the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation The Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown in 1781 wasn’t an ending—it was just the beginning…
“For our liberty” – National Guardsman from Central Missouri killed in First World 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…
British Intelligence – Transforming Aerial Reconnaissance in World War Two
Like other European nations, the British discovered the value of photo-reconnaissance (PR) during the First World War. Seeing a new way to learn about the…