108 Year-Old WWII Veteran – One Of The Oldest Living WW2 Veterans – Visits DC Memorial
Bill Mohr is, at 108 years old, one of the oldest living veterans of World War II. He received a military welcome when he arrived…
15 WWII Submarine Veterans Attend Event To Honor Thousands Killed In WW2
When 15 World War II submarine veterans entered an outdoor pavilion recently at Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay, the capacity crowd rose to their feet.…
Additional Funds Needed For Pegasus Bridge Memorial – Commemorating Surprise, Speed, And Secrecy
An appeal has gone out to bring sponsors who will help the Allied Special Forces Association in making the Pegasus Bridge memorial a reality. The…
American Veteran Of Two World Wars Honored In California
Sergeant Louis Van Iersel who was a World War I and World War II veteran has had a US Postal Service office in Sierra Madre, California, named…
The Walking Wounded – How Warfare And Healthcare Advanced Together Through The Ages
By Guest Blogger Helen Fraser For War History Online It cannot be denied that war is responsible for huge numbers of deaths, and an awful lot…
This Monstrous 46-Ton Soviet WW2 Tank Was Named After Joseph Stalin Himself
The IS tank family was named after Joseph Stalin during WWII. So called because of its massive size, heavy armor, and high-calibre gun it was…
Bullet Points: Nimitz-Class Carriers – The World’s Biggest Warships (Watch)
US Nimitz Class – at over 1000 feet, the Nimitz Class aircraft carriers are the world’s biggest warships. Costing around US$4.5 billion each, they are…
‘Hacksaw Ridge’ – Directed by Mel Gibson – Is Being Compared To ‘American Sniper’
The film Hacksaw Ridge, directed by Mel Gibson, is being compared to American Sniper directed by Clint Eastwood. Some are interpreting Gibson’s film as an…
A Veteran Of The Terrifying Airdrop Into Arnhem Returns To The Battlefield
Former British paratrooper Alfred Watkins recalls being more scared of being shot down in an airplane than what awaited him and other soldiers on the…
The Idea Of The ‘Panic Button’ Originated With American Pilots In The Korean War
William M. Guinther was a 23-year-old Air Force Lieutenant who, on March 12, 1950, found himself in a predicament. Shortly after taking off from Otis…
10 Biggest Nuclear Explosions In Military History
Most of us have seen footage or photographs of the explosions at Nagasaki and Hiroshima: the mushroom cloud, the radius, the devastation. Those, however, were…
1898: The Beginning Of The Spanish-American War
Manning a remote island fort, seemingly without any imminent danger on the horizon, must have made for a fairly comfortable post. That was the situation on…