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The Final Blow of a 27 Year Struggle: Lysander And Aegospotami

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Archie Barker    A Pan-Hellenic conflict From 431-404BC, the bitter Peloponnesian War raged across Greece. The conflict,…

A Day In The Life Of A Coastwatcher

War History online presents this Guest Piece from Jim Burrowes   After a lengthy trek through the jungle from the south coast of New Britain, I…

My Father’s Story Began Early On The Morning Of April 29th, 1944: Tragedy At Sea – The Untold Story Of PT347, PT350 & PT346 – Sunk By Friendly Fire

Daniel Williams writes: My father’s story began early on the morning of April 29th, 1944 when during a mission aboard PT347 along with the PT350 to…

Yugoslav Fighters In Spanish Civil War

Yugoslavs, who fought as volunteers in the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side, are called “Spanish fighters” or “Yugoslav Spaniards.” Belgrade Association of Spanish…

Three Suicidal Military Maneuvers That Were Actually Successful

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Samuel B. Parker. Desperate times call for desperate measures. But just how desperate can measures be…

V Bomber Quartet from Grub Street – Review by Paul Theobald

Grub Street and author and former test pilot Tony Blackman have brought together four great Cold War era titles which come from the publisher’s on-going…

“Kiddie Cruise” – Local veteran shares story of service in U.S. Navy during the late 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…

Mussolini’s Rescue – A Mountaintop Operation Which Was Mostly a Downhill Pull

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jon M. Brown. Ranked among the more dramatic stories from the Second World War is that…

Loyal To His Country – Missouri farmer served as munitions handler in Europe during WWII

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…

A Turkish POW’s Adventures in Revolutionary Russia

War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jack Snowden  When the eastern Turkish city of Erzurum fell to the Russians in February 1916,…

“Desire to prevail” – Veteran’s Cold War career begins with Army Security Agency in Germany

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…

Colourised Images: Diversity of the Allied forces fighting in World War Two

By Mark McConville and Michael D. Carroll   A SERIES of stunning colourised images have brought to light the diversity of the Allied forces fighting…