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360° Close-Up Tour Of Enormous LEGO Easter Rising Diorama

On Easter Sunday 1916, the Irish rose up to fight for their independence from Britain. Newspapers across the world gave the Easter Rising greater prominence…

Twenty Weird And Wonderful Military Machines (Watch)

Imagine being one of the first WWI soldiers to see a tank approach. Perhaps having seen only a handful of cars, this massive machine would…

Tribute to the Canso/ PBY Catalina, The New Photo Album Out Soon

Check it Out! War History Online proudly presents this guest blog from accomplished author and blogger Hans Wiesman. You can read more by Hans and…

The First Man to Sink a Japanese Warship – The Battle Of Wake Island

Most people believe that although the Japanese succeeded in bombing Pearl Harbor during WWII, they never managed to occupy so much as an inch of American soil,…

One Of The Last Of The Tuskegee Airmen Has Died Aged 101

The death of Willie N. Rogers, one of the oldest surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, severs another historical connection to the Second World War.…

The Normandy Landings In Color – A Rare Insight (Watch)

The first shot of the Normandy Landings on June 6, 1944, came not from a gun, but from a camera. One George Stevens, a Hollywood…

USCGC Heriberto Hernandez, Named For A Coastguard Hero Who Was Killed In Vietnam

On October 16, 2015, the United States Coast Guard gained a new Cutter. The 154 foot Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter was named after a…

Edith Cavell: The British Nurse Who Saved 200 Allies And Had A Huge Effect On WW1

Holly Godbey

Edith Cavell was a British nurse during World War I, with a history that was tragically cut short. Before her execution at the hands of…

The “Kilted Killer” – The Scottish Officer Who Made Almost 20,000 Of The Enemy Surrender

During and after WWII, the Nazis and then the communists were so annoyed by one man they wanted him dead; and not just because he…

Listen To This Fascinating WWII Radio Chatter From A Lancaster Crew On A Bombing Raid

Taken from Volume 1 of the CD RAF Bomber Command at War, this clip takes you into the belly of an Avro Lancaster B.Mk, I…

Omaka Classic Fighters Air Show – The V1 Flying Bomb (Watch)

Jinny McCormick

  Omaka Aviation Heritage Museum in Marlborough, New Zealand hosts an airshow each year that showcases Classic Fighters. The V1 Flying Bomber was one of…

The Little-Known Alaskan Campaign Of World War Two

World War II reached far and wide, touching a varied array of countries across the world. Most are unaware, though, that one of these affected regions…