Capturing “The Heart Of The Fascist Beast” – May 2nd 1945
Berlin, the heart of the Reich didn’t fall easily. The Red Army was pushing aggressively through the German territory, stronger than ever, but the German…
This Transport Company Was Asked To Transport A Dakota, You Will Not Believe How They Crashed It…
Check it Out! War History Online proudly presents this guest blog from accomplished author and blogger Hans Wiesman. You can read more by Hans and…
Fall of Saigon – The Decisive End of the Vietnam War
World War II ended officially on 2nd September 1945. On the surface, harmony was restored in most of the world, and all out efforts were…
The Supermarine Spitfire: From WWII’s Greatest Battles All the Way to the Silver Screen
All of the greatest man-made inventions have stood the test of time. They remain living testaments to the evolutionary process and creative innovation of some…
Fantastic WWII Pictures of the B-24 Witchcraft Throughout Her Career
The B-24 Liberator was, together with the B-17, the workhorse of the United States Army Airforces who used it in every theater of operations. It…
Thousands of tons of unexploded Second World War bombs in Germany
German bomb-disposal experts are the busiest in the world. Each year they deal with more than 2,000 tons of high explosives – mainly Second World…
D-Day Soldier Honored by the Normandy Locals He Helped to Liberate
Private George Hanks – a farmer from Wendlbury near Bicester in Oxfordshire, who volunteered with the 5th Battalion of the Oxfordshire and Buckshire Light Infantry…
The Royal Brothers, Both Fought In WWI But They Had Vastly Different Experiences
Edward, Prince of Wales and Prince Albert, brothers both of whom became king of England, each served in the military during World War I.…
World War I Ammunition Bunker Found in Cape May
Few motorists know that, at the end of the busy Garden State Parkway in New Jersey, they are driving over an area that held the…
That Other Time the U.S. Considered Invading the OPEC Countries
In 1973, The oil embargo was enforced against the U.S. by the Arab oil-producing states because they were unhappy with the aid the U.S. supplied to…
Visiting Oman’s Historic Forts – By Geoff Moore
Travelling around one of the world’s few Sultanates it is hard not to notice the many forts and watchtowers that populate the landscape. Its defensive…
The Gun: US Airforce Reveals Everything About The Legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II (Watch)
Video Feature on the A-10 Thunderbolt II Aircraft with a focus on its primary weapon system, the GAU-8 Avenger. In the early 1970s, the A-10…