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All Part Of My Plan – Renowned police officer to be honored guest at Operation Bugle Boy dinner

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 Families…

“Appreciate their sacrifices” – Missouri veteran served with Army’s Veterinary Corps in World War I

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…

Arsenals Transferred From Federal Control Prior to 1914

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Tyler Turpin How long do you think the U.S. Army has been involved in closing bases or restructuring…

Coming Home, 1968 – A Vietnam Veteran’s True Story By Dan Daly

War History Online presents this guest article by Dan Daly. Just over 50 years ago as a junior officer, I arrived in Coronado California to meet…

Transportation equipment reactivated or re-purposed for the WW2 Homefront

The reactivations by government agencies and firms that purchased inactive equipment in the buildup to or the early years of World War II or the…

“Louisiana Has Drawn First Blood Today” – The Battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, 1864

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Alan G. Gauthreaux In 1864, factions on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line grew tired of…

The Woman Who Voted Against WW2 – The Pacifism, Feminism & Radicalism of Jeannette Pickering Rankin – by Martin K.A. Morgan

An Associated Press report described “a chorus of hisses and boos” that echoed through the chamber when the Congresswoman from Montana cast her vote.  It…

‘Pursuit Of Peril’ – Westphalia, Mo., Veteran Served In Five Campaigns, Gassed During World War I

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…

How Bletchley Park’s codebreaking led to a stunning victory in the Arctic Ocean and a very unusual gift from the Soviets – a reindeer named Pollyanna

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Alf R. Jacobsen The Royal Navy and Bletchley Park helped save Murmansk for the Arctic convoys In the hot…

Different Kind Of Base – Air Force veteran served with Strategic Air Command in the early 1950s

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 Families…

Raegan Oates Presents – Violette Szabo, Elite Special Operations Agent In World War Two

War History Online presents this Guest Article from Raegan Oates Violette Szabo is one of many brave women in British history and is remembered for her…

The Victoria Cross Recipient who Sailed his Submarine Full of Explosives into a Viaduct during the Zeebrugge Raid

War History Online Presents this Guest Blog From Christopher Sandford – author of the book “Zeebrugge 1918: The Greatest Raid of All”  Shortly after midnight on…