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Coming Home – Flying Tigers Pilots Who Died in Training during World War Two

The remains of two pilots and a Martinsburg-area man killed in Southeast Asia while training with the Flying Tigers in the Second World War are…

WW2 Tiger Moth pilot takes to the air one last time

Dr. Sandy Saunders, despite being 94 and being aware he is dying of bladder and prostate cancer, recently put on his flying jacket, scarf and…

The Forgotten Sacrifice and Horrific Demise of Eleven WWII Heroes

The bodies of eleven American soldiers were found in a field in Belgium during the last winter of World War II. Their eyes had been…

The Fascinating story of Tokyo Rose – an American woman forced to broadcast WW2 propaganda by the Japanese

Radio propaganda was a prominent part of World War II and perhaps no on-air propagandist was more well-known than Iva Toguri, also known as “Tokyo…

Band of Brothers, Behind The Scenes – New Book In The Works

After more than 15 years, why is Band of Brothers still such a popular television series? Looking back, after watching the series so many times,…

120 unexploded WW1 shells found during home improvement in France

Finding not one but 120 unexploded bombshells brought a home improvement job to a quick halt recently in Beuvry, France in the Pas-de-Calais area. Bomb…

Easy Company – Band of Brothers – The Crossroads Battle Explained

Introduction – The Island It is October 2nd, 1944, the 101st Airborne has completed its tasks on Hells Highway around Veghel and Eindhoven and has…

Record-breaking 34-foot waves smash Concrete Ships in California

A small part of history was no match last weekend for pounding waves that snapped a section of the renowned S.S. Palo Alto, a First…

Condemned by Evidence: Minutes of the Wannsee Conference

In March 1947, while German foreign ministry officials were defending their actions at the Nuremberg Trials, assistant US chief counsel made an important discovery. Amid…

Second World War Torpedo discovered in Florida – it will be destroyed at sea

A construction crew uncovered a World War II-era torpedo while building a home south of Vero Beach, Florida. The US Navy dispatched a specialized munitions…

Fantastic – The Generosity of Strangers Allows 110-Year-Old WW2 Veteran to Remain In His Home

Austin, TX –  Richard Overton, believed to be the oldest living World War Two veteran, will be able to continue to live in the home…

The Iowa Class: A Departure from Traditional US Battleship Design

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Chris Knupp The four vessels of the Iowa class were the last battleships put to sea by…