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The Cactus Air Force: How The Guadalcanal Shoestring Flyers Took On Japanese Zeros – And Won

The Battle of Guadalcanal was one of the most important battles in the Pacific theater of World War Two. Marking the furthest expansion of the…

The Fateful Last Mission Of Jack Rittichier, Coast Guard Rescue Pilot In Vietnam

The United States Coast Guard is world renowned for its excellence in helicopter rescue operations. Few people realize how effectively this was used during the…

This German Officer Sacrificed His Life In A Minefield To Save An American Soldier

October 7, 1994, saw a strange sight over the Hürtgen War Cemetery in Hürtgen, Germany. The cemetery is the final home of 3001 bodies –…

In 1956, An Obsolete WW2 Drone Took on Two State-of-the-Art Manned Jet Fighters Over the US – And Won

In August 1956, a drone went rogue over Southern California, threatening cities, including Los Angeles. In its aftermath, over 1,000 acres were destroyed, forests and…

The Brilliant Wartime Code Breaker Who Was Driven to Suicide by the Prejudices of the Time

Ian Harvey

How very sad it is when the prejudices of a society result in the promulgation of harsh laws within a system of justice which results…

Death at Long Range: Some of the Deadliest Snipers Of World War II

Highly trained and deadly, snipers are and have been an important aspect of warfare. The term, however, first came into use in British India in…

The Steamship Oria – The Forgotten Tomb of 4200 Italian Soldiers

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Pietro Giovanni Liuzzi  During the German occupation of the Dodecanese, which took place after the fall of…

John Reginald Gorman – The Amazing Irish Kamikaze, Busting Tanks In WW2

In WWII, the Germans had a reputation for their formidable technology. What they did not consider, however, was the formidable Irish reputation for bullishness. John…

Four Combat Monsters – The Super-Heavy Tanks Of WWI

In a time when bigger was considered better, an unofficial term was coined to describe a category beyond the heavy tank. The super heavy tanks…

Enemies Within And Without – Caligula, Arminius and Vercingetorix – Most Hated Men Of Ancient Rome

Rome hated a lot of people over the thousands of years it held power, so this list is far from comprehensive, feel free to add…

The “Forgotten Blitz” In WW2 That Left Hundreds Dead And Thousands Homeless

During World War Two, Britain found itself facing the threat of air raids. German bomber planes would fly above cities and attempt to destroy factories contributing…

The Race To Berlin – The Dramatic Closing Stages Of World War Two

The advance on Berlin in early 1945 didn’t only mark the final stage of World War Two in Europe. It also saw the first open…