Pilot And Plane Reunited One Last Time
He did not fly the twin-engine P-38 Lightning fighter from his flying days during the Second World War, but Francis Royal was fortunate enough to…
Poetry Handwritten By Anne Frank Sells At Auction For A High Price
A handwritten verse by Anne Frank, who died at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp only months before World War II ended, sold recently for €140,000 – that’s…
Date Set For Completion Of Historic Hawker Typhoon Restoration
After a 70-year absence, the sound and sight of a Hawker Typhoon will be heard in 2024 over England’s skies. The Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group…
Divers Disrespect Historic WW1 Shipwrecks By Illegally Taking Trophies
Robert Infante, a 48-year-old American and Gordon Meek, a 67-year-old dentist from Glasgow, Scotland, were recently exploring sunken ships from World War I. The ships…
The New Eisenhower Memorial – Honoring The Man Who Was A WW2 General And 34th US President
Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States and leader of American forces during World War II, is to be honored in a park in…
Veteran Remembers Delta Company, 5th/12th Battalion – The ‘Dying Delta’
Delta Company, 5th/12th Battalion, became known as ‘Dying Delta’ during the Vietnam War. Specifically, the United States Army unit earned that moniker in 1970 as…
The Battlebox – Former WWII Underground Command Centre in Singapore
On a fateful February morning, surrender stared them in the face. The British, Australian and Indian Army commanders had already endured 70 days of brutal…
The Creek Indian War in Early America: 8 Important Leaders
Though a relatively small war, the Creek Indian War of 1813-14 was full of larger-than-life characters. From native prophets to a future president of the…
WWI Battle of Verdun: Victory Declared 100 Years Ago
The WWI Battle of Verdun has come to symbolize the horrors of war in the minds of the German and French public. Famously, Chancellor Kohl…
“Major & Mrs Holt’s Definitive Battlefield Guide To The Somme 100th Anniversary” – Review by Mark Barnes
Holt battlefield guides have been around for some time now. They provide an entertaining and informative look at the battlefield in question and I have…
The Evacuation Of Gallipoli: The One Successful Operation In A Disastrous Campaign
The Gallipoli campaign of 1915-1916 is one of many infamous failures of the First World War. An attempt by the Allies to seize ground in…
“Our Little Celebration” – Russellville Veteran Spent Christmas Aboard Tango Boat In Vietnam War
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…