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Historian Alleges Nixon Interfered With Peace Talks in Vietnam

President Lyndon B. Johnson called Richard Nixon on November 2, 1968.  In the call, the president in no uncertain terms, accused the presidential candidate of…

In World War One, Christmas Truces Happened More Often Than Previously Thought

In 1914, soldiers on both sides of the line stopped fighting, left the trenches and played football together on Christmas Day.  It is one of…

Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron Appoints New Squadron Leader

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, today announced that P-51C Mustang pilot Doug Rozendaal will return to…

New Location For Military Cenotaph Up In The Air

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 3 in Toronto, Canada, is facing a dilemma: where to move a 7.5 meter, solid granite cenotaph. The branch is closing,…

Historic Structure In Ontario Is Under Threat

A motorist driving by what once was known as the Eatonville Roadhouse in southwestern Ontario, Canada, would never guess it’s possibly the last piece of…

China’s New High-Tech Frigate

Ian Harvey

China has commissioned a new warship.  On December 29th, a Type 054A Jiangkai II-class frigate named Binzhou entered the East Sea Fleet according to images…

New Documentary About The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier

The new documentary film ‘THE UNKNOWNS’, which follows the training of the Sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, is…

Fighting On The Gustav Line – Part 1

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Pietro Giovanni Liuzzi  Italy, September 1943 – May 1944 Following the defenestration of Mussolini on July 25,…

Battle Of Arnhem Veteran Passes Away

Gordon (Curly) Harding passed away early in December. He was one of only a few surviving members of the 3rd Parachute Regiment that fought at…

The Blimps: The Defenders Of The Skies In Two World Wars

Sometimes a relatively simple solution is the best one. Such was the case in using barrage balloons, often called “blimps,” in both the First and…

Brave Woman Who Saved Hundreds Of Lives In The Holocaust Dies In The US Aged 96

Marion Pritchard, recognized in 1981 by Yad Vashem, the memorial in Jerusalem to victims of the Holocaust in World War II, as one of the…

The Tragic Sinking Of The Ship Leopoldville In WW2

  On Christmas Eve, the 66th Infantry Division was called up to join the Battle of the Bulge. Thousands of soldiers wandered the docks in…