“Bairnsfather” – Review by Mark Barnes
I had a colleague who was deep into a mammoth project collating the histories of all the illustrators who had contributed material for one of…
Intercept Saratoga – A Photo for Fidel Castro
War History Online Presents a Guest Blog from Author Miguel Vargas – Caba A Flight by the Crews of the 392nd ODRAP in search for the Aircraft…
Auschwitz Survivors Frustrated With Pace of German Justice System
Auschwitz survivors, including two who recently met with Pope Francis when he toured the Nazi concentration camp, are asking Germany’s highest court to move quickly…
7 Very Different Opponents Faced by Victorian British Armies
Maintaining your status as a global power is no easy thing. The British Victorian Army was one of the best equipped and most experienced in…
Liquid Fire – How Napalm Was Used In The Vietnam War
The First World War introduced many new weapons to the world of warfare. The first global mechanized war saw the first use of tanks and…
Anne Frank Documentary Was Secretly Screened in Iran
The documentary, Anne Frank: Then and Now, was screened in an Iranian theater for students and their professors. The authorities did not approve of the…
Top Five Infantry Rifles From World War Two (Watch)
This video looks at five of the best the rifles used by the forces that fought in World War II. These are the French MAS-36,…
Hideki Tojo – Japanese WWII Prime Minister – Controversial To This Day
Hideki Tojo, a general and a politician, was the true representative of the Japanese expansionist policy in China in the first half of the 20th…
When the U.S. Army Was Almost Defeated By North Korea
In the summer of 1950, U.S. faced a new threat. The Communist Bloc grew rapidly in 1949 when China opted to join. However, the U.S. still had…
Our Favorite Top Five Fastest Jet Planes
War History Online Presents this Video Breakdown of our Five Favourite Fastest Jets! We start with the F-15 Strike Eagle. This is an American all-weather…
LEGO WWII Display: Battle of Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, in an unprecedented and unprovoked act of aggression, the Empire of Japan launched a full-scale assault on American soil. Their target…
10 Facts – The Battle of Falaise Pocket In World War Two
The landings in Normandy were a major shock for the Allies even though Operation Overlord, which was the code name for the invasion, was thoroughly…