Australia’s New Hobart-Class Destroyer On Track for 2017
The HMAS Hobart, The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) new first-of-class warfare destroyer, has successfully passed the first stage of sea trials according to a September…
The Nazi “High” Command – How Hitler’s Third Reich Was Fuelled by Hard Drugs
German writer Norman Ohler has written an unconventional history book that examines part of World War II from a different angle: the drug addiction of…
Given as Gifts, Sold as Scrap – First World War Tanks
Following the end of World War I English towns which had raised the most money received various military gifts for public display, such as a…
New WWI Exhibition at South Carolina State Museum
The South Carolina State Museum has recently launched a new exhibit that shows how World War I impacted the state and the people who lived…
Soldier Who Saved the Life of Four-Year-Old Girl in WW2 is Reunited With Her 75 Years Later
The last time British soldier Alan King saw four-year-old Toos Kacken, she was being shepherded by her mother who stumbled and almost fell into the…
“The First Tank Crews” – Review by Mark Barnes
By Mark Barnes: In the United Kingdom, commemorations have been underway for the centenary of tank warfare. Whether it is wholly proper to be more or less…
So Cool! A Video Tour Of the B-17 Flying Fortress: Sally B
If you haven’t already, meet the mighty Sally B. – Charity ambassador, movie star, flying memorial, survivor. Join War History Online for an intimate view…
Campaigners Fight To Save Iconic WW2 Battle Site From Destruction
Hotel Dreyeroord in Oosterbeek, 5km west of Arnhem holds a special place in the hearts of many British servicemen, but this year, plans have begun…
How to Lose the War in 100 Days – Give The Eastern Front to Himmler
The headline may come to a surprise to many. Wasn’t Heinrich Himmler the person behind the SS and the Holocaust? Surely he wasn’t in command…
Hitler’s Vision Of Germania Still Casts Its Long Shadow Over Berlin
In the south of Berlin, there is a massive pillar; one of the few remnants of the Nazis’ attempts to make Berlin the capital of…
Jurassic Park of Aviation Found! How WWII Built Aircraft Still Struggle For Survival In New Age
War History Online is Proud to Present this Guest Piece from the Dakota Hunter Blog by respected Author and blogger Hans Weisman. The remnants of an abandoned airplane…
Veteran Flies Spitfire For First Time Since WWII, Makes Victory Roll!
In 2013, at the age of 91 and 69 years after his last time in a Spitfire, Jimmy Taylor went to Goodwood Aerodrome in West Sussex to fly…