Battle of the Hydaspes – Alexander The Great’s Expansion to the East
Alexander the Great’s expansive politics led him to the eastern bank of the river Hydaspes. This river was in Pauravas, an ancient kingdom in the…
OH YES! 10 Strangest WWII Unsolved Mysteries – number 6 Is creepy, number 9 Is Sad
There has been an interesting discussion with regards to the Nazi Gold Train, which was possibly discovered. If the gold train does exist, it could…
Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night, The WW2 Japanese Plan to Wage Biological Warfare on the USA
World War II introduced the international community to a host of new horrors: Adolf Hitler’s concentration camps dedicated to death, Japan’s air-led destruction that turned…
Starving Their Own Men: Britain’s Epic Supply Failure in the Crimea
The very least a soldier expects when sent on a campaign is to be fed, clothed and given the necessary equipment to carry out their…
The Death of Erwin Rommel: The Last Hours Of The Desert Fox
Erwin Rommel was, for a time, Hitler’s favorite general. After his success in 1940, as the commander of a Panzer division, Rommel was appointed to…
Harold Ackroyd – A Selfless WWI Medic with More than 20 Separate VC Recommendations
Life in war is never easy. Watching your fellow soldiers and friends fighting for their lives and suffering serious wounds – physically and mentally – can be…
10 Things You Never Knew About Japanese Admiral Yamamoto – The Architect Of The Pearl Harbor Attack
Isoroku Yamamoto was the Japanese Imperial Navy Admiral and Commander-in-chief who masterminded the attack on Pearl Harbor December 7th, 1941. He was hated by U.S.…
The Belgian Fortress That Stopped The German Invaders For 11 Days In May 1940 – Fort Aubin-Neufchateau
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Fort d’Aubin-Neufchateau ASBL Fort Aubin-Neufchateau is just 10km from the massive fortress of Eben-Emael. While Eben-Emael…
Auschwitz Mug Hides Golden Secret
Curators of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum recently made a remarkable discovery. One of the enamel mugs in their collection contained a gold ring and a necklace,…
The Full Horror of the Nazis’ Treatment of Women is Expored in this Important Book
Warning: Some readers may find the content of this article distressing Dr. Beverley Chalmers’ latest book is Birth, Sex, and Abuse: Women’s Voices Under Nazi Rule…
President Obama to Visit Hiroshima
President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima during a trip to Japan and Vietnam this month. He will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit…
The WW2 Spy Who Accepted the Surrender of an Entire German Army
Frederick Mayer was a man described by some as fearless. He was a German Jew whose family emigrated from their home on the Western edge…