How A Japanese Sub Sank Three Ships With One Salvo In WW2
Japan entered WWII with the most diverse submarine fleet of any nation. Some subs were capable of the fastest underwater speeds and were armed with…
Civil War In Japan – The Last Shogun Marches Toward The End Of An Era
On the 27th of January, 1868, the army of the Shogunate was marching toward Kyoto. For more than a quarter of a century, the Tokugawa…
Battle of the Crater: Disastrous Battle for the Union in the American Civil War
Colonel Delavan Bates waited 27 years to receive his Medal of Honor. He was awarded the prestigious accolade in 1891 for “gallantry in action where…
The Vietnam War: Eleven Major Battles
The Vietnam War lasted from 1 November 1955 to 30 April 1975, officially between North Vietnam (North Vietnam) and South Vietnam (South Vietnam). In reality, it…
Battle of Mount Vesuvius, Spartacus and His Men Abseiling Down a Mountain
It is not often that significant battles occur on slopes of tall mountains, there are usually too many forces involved for such steep terrain. The…
Napoleon’s Return From Exile, Rallying an Army With His Words Alone
The ranks opened suddenly, and a figure stepped into view. He was taller than many of his enemies described him. Taller and leaner, the angles of…
When An American Submarine Took Out a Japanese Troop Train and Much More in the Pacific in WW2
On the 22nd of January, 1945, 30 Japanese merchant ships sat in Namkwan Harbor, in Southern China. They felt safe in their well-defended home, surrounded…
Ancient Generals Who Had No Problem Fighting Heroically On The Front Lines
Generals now certainly do not fight on the front lines, that would be ridiculous. Perhaps the last time we had instances of high-ranking officers in…
Operation Nimrod: The SAS Assault on the Iranian Embassy
On 5th May 1980, the Special Air Service (SAS) stormed the Iranian embassy in London, ending a six-day siege. It was an event that brought…
Filling a Historical gap – Veteran Chronicles the Service of AC-119 “Shadow” Gunships in Vietnam
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…
The Mysterious Disappearance Of The French WW2 Submarine Surcouf
The mystery of how the record breaking French submarine Surcouf sunk has been debated since the day it disappeared in the Pacific, near Tahiti. Were…
Dreadfully Wounded, this Medal of Honor Recipient Cleared Two Machine-Gun Nests and Saved His Unit
When there is no personal account of the valor it takes to receive a Medal of Honor it is most often because the gallant have…