Inside The Cockpit Of One of Only Few Airworthy WW2 Mosquitos Left In The World
A Mosquito aircraft actually flying is a rare sight to see these days. There are only a few flightworthy de Haviland Mosquito aircraft left today…
Dreadfully Wounded, this Medal of Honor Recipient Cleared Two Machine-Gun Nests and Saved His Unit
When there is no personal account of the valor it takes to receive a Medal of Honor it is most often because the gallant have…
Top 10 Tank Scenes In Movies – And It’s Not Just War Movies (Watch)
This video shows the top ten tank scenes in movies – and they’re not all War movies as you may expect. The only criteria needed…
Frozen in Time For 50 Years, This WW2 B-29 Kee Bird Was Almost Rescued (Watch)
The US Air Force’s B-29 Kee Bird was a Superfortress class aircraft. This craft belonged to the 46th Reconnaissance Squadron. This craft was stranded following…
Why the World’s Greatest Naval Power Opposed the Use of Steam Ships
From the start of the 19th century, the race was on to create steam-powered navies. This would eventually take the world’s fleets from wooden sailing…
Check It Out – Top Facts About The French SOMUA S35 – The Ill-Fated Tank
SOMUA S35 (“S” stands for SOMUA) was a French pre-war medium tank that was intended to serve as a cavalry cruiser tank for the French…
Bringing History Back to Life: 16 Colorized Photographs of World War II
Colorization of photographs is one of many ways to bring history back to life – often into completely new life. This new kind of art shows…
M1 Garand – The American Rifle Which Was Everywhere In WW2 – 6.25 Million Produced (Watch)
The M1 Garand rifle is a 0.30 caliber semi-automatic US rifle designed in 1928 by Canadian-American firearms designer John Garand. It was in service as…
Turning Point For The Second World War – The Battle of Britain – Part 1
War History Online Presents Part one of the guest Blog from Chris Charland. The 15th of September 1940 was undoubtedly the decisive turning point in…
Watch Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Battle Freak Waves During Massive Storm
Ever since the Aircraft Carrier replaced the battleship as the queen of the sea, it has defined what modern sea power is all about. However,…
“Size 36” The Movie That Revealed The B-36 “Million Dollar Blunder” To The Public (Watch)
Shown here is a 1950 era propaganda produced by the U.S. Signal Corp highlighting the then new B-36 intercontinental nuclear bomber. Playing in the U.S.…
Amazing Discovery Of A Luftwaffe FW190 In A Forest Clearing Outside St Petersburg (Watch)
Imagine going for a walk in the woods and coming across a World War II German war plane! Well, just such a plane was discovered…