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    The Reluctant Hero Who was awarded a Victoria Cross… Twice

    • World War 1
    • World War 2
    Feb 13, 2017 Shahan Russell

    The Victoria Cross is Britain’s highest award for military valor, and only three people have received it twice. One was so incredible, in fact, he…

    British Intelligence – Transforming Aerial Reconnaissance in World War Two

    • World War 2
    • World War 1
    Feb 13, 2017 Andrew Knighton

    Like other European nations, the British discovered the value of photo-reconnaissance (PR) during the First World War. Seeing a new way to learn about the…

    10 Facts – One of the most Fearsome Militaries of the Ancient World – Persia

    • Ancient History
    Feb 13, 2017 Andrew Knighton

    Around 550 BC, the Persians rose to power in the Middle East. Having overthrown the last King of the Medes, Cyrus the Great of Persia…

    Mighty WW2 Warships – KMS Admiral Graf Spee in the Battle of the River Plate

    • Military Vehicles
    • World War 2
    Feb 13, 2017 Gabe Christy

    On September 1, 1939, while German troops were rolling across the border into Poland, their Navy was sent to raid Allied shipping lanes, much as…

    7 Years, 100,700 Men – Napoleon’s Peninsular War in Numbers

    • Napoleonic
    Feb 12, 2017 Andrew Knighton

    The Peninsula War was one of the most drawn out and bloody of the Napoleonic Wars. Figures on the war help to shed light on…

    No respect – beautifully-preserved WW2 shipwrecks being torn apart for scrap

    • War Articles
    • World War 2
    Feb 12, 2017 Ian Harvey

    There were three Japanese naval ships at the bottom of the sea off the coast of Borneo. Now, thanks to illegal salvage operations, there is…

    91 year old WWII Veteran Surprised at breakfast with Purple Heart from the Battle of Iwo Jima

    • War Articles
    • World War 2
    Feb 12, 2017 Ian Harvey

    On Wednesday morning, Lee Anderson, 91, headed for the same restaurant he eats at every day with the same friends and eating the same meal.…

    Conrad Kyeser: The Leonardo da Vinci of War Machines

    • Medieval
    Feb 12, 2017 Andrew Knighton

    First published in 1405, Conrad Kyeser’s book Bellifortis was a guide to war at a turning point. He sought to shift the focus from chivalry…

    The Oslo Report: How a German Scientist Gave Away Nazi Military Secrets and Why Britain Almost Ignored Him

    • World War 2
    • Military Vehicles
    Feb 12, 2017 Andrew Knighton

    Early in the Second World War, the British received a dossier of Nazi military secrets. The extraordinary contents had been sent at great personal risk…

    National World War I Museum and Memorial to Host Official United States World War I Centennial Commemoration Event

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    • World War 2
    Feb 12, 2017 Press Releases

    The National World War I Museum and Memorial will host America’s national ceremony commemorating the centennial of the United States’ entry into the Great War…

    3 Myths Of The Montana Class Battleships

    • Guest Authors
    • Military Vehicles
    • World War 2
    Feb 12, 2017 Guest Author

    War History Online presents this Guest Article by Chris Knupp. Artist’s impression of the Montana class Battleship Myth #1: The Montana class Ignored the Panama Canal…

    Top 10 Strangest Armored Cars of WWII

    • Military Vehicles
    • World War 2
    Feb 12, 2017 Heziel Pitogo

    Being in a war gives one license to get creative and here are the proofs — ten vehicular oddballs birthed during the Second World War…

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