The Slow Disappearance Of Second World War Wrecks At The Hands Of Illegal Salvagers
Dutch defense minister Jeanine Hennis has told Members of the Dutch Parliament in a written briefing that three of the nation’s warships sunk in the…
Nancy Wake: Special Ops Agent And The Gestapo’s Most Wanted
A British Special Ops agent during World War II, Nancy Wake was a wartime beauty, and not a person to be messed with. She was…
10 Facts – Napoleon’s Invasion of Spain
Invading an Ally Before France invaded Spain in October 1807, the two countries were allies. However, Spain was not the reliable ally Napoleon wished for.…
Mary Edwards Walker – The Only Woman Ever To Receive The Medal Of Honor
Early life Mary Edwards Walker was born into a society where strict gender roles controlled the lives of women. However, thanks to the liberal outlook…
9 Ways That Napoleon’s Blockade of Britain Undermined His Own Empire
In 1806, Napoleon Bonaparte launched a blockade of Great Britain. Merchants from the French Empire and its dependencies were no longer allowed to trade with…
Gauls Vs Romans: Two Very Different Ways Of War
When Julius Caesar invaded Gaul in the 1st century BC, two very different schools of war clashed. In some ways, the Gauls and the Romans…
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,…
Documentary “Ageless Friends” – An Unusual Friendship Between A Dutch Man And An American Soldier From Another Time
It was the fascination of the personal stories from the Second World War that brought him to the American Military Cemetery in Margraten. There, Maarten…
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.…