The Tigr – Awesome Russian Remote-Controlled Armored Vehicle (Watch)
A Russian military-industrial company, VPK LLC, has designed a new, remotely controlled vehicle. The vehicle is a remotely controlled model of the wheeled armored vehicle, the Tigr.…
Flying Fortress Second World War bomber visits Eugene, Oregon
A bit of Second World War flying history, a B-17 Flying Fortress, called the ‘Madra Maiden’ touched down March 6 at Eugene, Ore., as part…
StuG III- The Most Produced Armored Assault Vehicle Of Nazi Germany
The Sturmgeschütz III was most definitely one of the most iconic tank destroyers of WWII. Contributing to the cult status of StuG was the fact…
Transportation equipment reactivated or repurposed for the World War II 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…
Iowa Class Battlecruisers – We Ask If America’s Most Powerful Dreadnoughts May Actually Have Been Battlecruisers
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…
Danish Student Finds WWII Plane Wreck During School Assignment
Daniel Kristensen, 14, lives in Birkelse, in northern Denmark. He was recently given a homework assignment to research World War II. His grandfather told him…
The E.A. Stevens: A Ship Ahead of its Time
The 19th century saw an incredible advance in ship designs, from full-rigged wooden ships to enormous iron and steam liners. Progress was achieved through experimentation,…
The Mighty Russian T-34 Tank Held Its Ground During Operation Barbarossa In World War Two
The German Wehrmacht had it relatively easy when the Soviet Union was invaded during Operation Barbarossa in 1941— until they came up against the Russian…
Freshly restored World War II motor torpedo boat Restored for rides at Museum
World War Two PT boat 305 is back in the same dock it was in back in 1943. The freshly restored World War II…
The Awesome B-54 Ultrafortress, Boeing’s Best Piston Prop Bomber That Failed To Ever Fly
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Hans Wiesman In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog, you can read about the ultimate, most stretched version…
When The Guided Missile Cruiser USS Belknap Collided with the Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy
The USS Belknap was the first ship in a new group of guided missile cruisers. She was laid down in 1962 and launched in 1963.…
Restoration of the Sturmovik ‘Flying Tank’ Plane happening in Arizona
On the 27th January 1944, the Red Army broke through the blockade around Leningrad and opened a passage to the besieged city. Supporting the ground…