War Museum In Belarus Honors Tanks And Stalin – But Doesn’t Tell The Full Story
At the Belarus’s Stalin Line museum outside Minsk, visitors can see reenactments of Second World War battles, fire weapons from the Soviet era next to…
The Photographer Who Documented The Devastation In Hiroshima And Nagasaki
Milton Dienes could not have realized that his pictures would one day head to the archives at the Library of Congress. He walked the streets…
Hitler’s Wife’s Jewelry, Underwear, And Other Personal Items Fetch A High Price At Auction
Eva Braun’s lilac underwear fetched a price of £2,900, six times more than the expected bid when auctioned recently by Philip Serrell Auctions. When fees…
Beachhead To Berlin, Amazing Vintage D-Day Documentary (Watch)
One of the most iconic moments from the Second World War came on Tuesday the 6th of June, in 1944. After months of planning and…
The European Theater Of World War Two – Day-By-Day (Watch)
The Second World War lasted from 1939 to 1945, spanning a period of 2194 days. The majority of nations in the world were involved throughout…
“A Captured Youth” – Veteran shares experience as a German prisoner during World War II
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…
“Theirs is the Glory: Arnhem, Hurst and Conflict on Film” – Review by Mark Barnes
The last time I saw Theirs is the Glory I was lounging in the home of my colleague Joris drinking Highland Park whisky while contemplating…
“Don’t shoot, we’re Republicans” – The Strange Tale of the US Destroyer Which Almost Assassinated The President
From November 1943 until her bizarre loss in June 1945, the American destroyer William D. Porter was often met with the clever greeting: “Don’t shoot,…
Anakonda 16 – Mind-Blowing Photos And Video Of Modern Military In Action – NATO Joint Exercise In Poland – Part 1
This year the Polish Army led a multinational joint exercise of NATO in Eastern Europe – Anakonda 16. 24 countries, 31,000 soldiers, over 100 aircraft, 12…
“Satan’s Chariot” – Powerful Soviet-Designed Helicopter Is Still In Active Service Today
The Mil Mi-24, which also went under the NATO reporting name HIND, is more than a helicopter. It is one of Russia’s top fighting vehicles…
Incredible Story Of Al Chilson, The Real Rambo – “The Most Incredible List Of Citations I Have Ever Seen”
Llewellyn Morris “Al” Chilson was born on April Fools’ Day, 1 April 1920 in Dayton, Ohio to a WWI veteran. The family later moved to the…
Leonardo’s War Machines – The Italian Genius May Have Deliberately Sabotaged His Own Designs
Born in the Tuscan town of Vinci on the 15th of April, 1452, Leonardo Da Vinci is perhaps best known as the painter of the…