The Story Behind “In Flanders Fields” – One Of The Most Famous War Poems Of History
More so than any other modern war and certainly more than any war fought before it, The First World War was the age of the “war…
Pocket Knife Used to Identify US Marine Killed In WW2 In The Pacific
A marine killed in a Pacific battle nearly 73 years ago was identified by military officials by using a Boy Scout knife and dental records.…
New Film Highlights Roles of Women in WWII Resistance
A new film, Anthropoid, seeks to set the record straight on the oft-overlooked contributions women in the Czechoslovakian resistance. The movie focuses on Operation Anthropoid,…
Must-Know Facts About The Bolo Knife – History, Development And Use Of An Iconic Weapon
Imperial forces around the world, whether they came to the battle with muskets and cannons or machine guns and fighter planes, have come to fear…
Bren Gun vs MG 34 Spandau – Two Important Machine Guns of WW2 Examined
The light machine gun was an important weapon of World War II. Designed to support infantry, it could be carried and operated by a single…
“Monty’s Functional Doctrine” – Book Review by Mark Barnes
Big name writers from Chester Wilmot onwards have offered up mixed opinions of the performance of British formations during the North-West Europe campaign of 1944-45.…
National Center for the Great War to be Built Despite Setbacks
Campaigners looking to build the National Center for the Great War in Hemingford are facing a setback. It has been revealed that Huntington-based building services…
“A moment’s notice” – Veteran Discusses Cold War Service with Air Force’s Titan II Missiles
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…
German Dog Tags From WW1 To Be Returned Home
A dog tag that belonged to a German soldier in World War I is to be returned to his family. A New Zealand soldier brought…
The 8 Most Wanted Nazi Criminals Who Are Still At Large
Each year since 2001, Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center produces an Annual Status Report on the Worldwide Investigation and Prosecution of Nazi war…
Tanks vs Bridges – the Bridges Lost the Battle
Check out this collection of images of tanks that proved too heavy for the bridges they were driving on. All but one of these fascinating…
The AK-47 And The M-16 Show What They Can Do (Watch)
The AK-47 and the M16 were two important rifles of the period following the Second World War. The AK-47, often known as the Kalashnikov after…