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 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…
WWII-era Bomb Group Reactivated by the Air Force
The 489th Bomb Group, first activated in 1943 during WWII, is being reactivated by the Air Force Reserve. The ceremony was held at the Dyess…
After 30 Years, Emotional Scars From Vietnam Find Unexpected Healing
A small group of young men waited to board a C-130, which was to take them to the next assignment-another American base carved out of…
Carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) Absorbed 9 US Torpedoes & Over 400 US 5-inch Rounds In Failed Scuttle Attempt Before Being Sunk By Japanese Torpedoes
A Yorktown-class aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet was a U.S. Navy ship used in the Pacific Theater during World War II. She was known for…
Didn’t Know It Could Do That: U-2 Landing and Taking Off From A Carrier!
The U-2 spy plane, Dragon Lady, is notoriously difficult to land because it has a tendency to hover over the runway and is very susceptible…
The Battle of Ortona – When 2,600 Canadian Men Were Sacrificed for a British General’s Pride
In December 1943, a group of largely untested Canadians went up against German forces in the Italian town of Ortona. The result was a bloodbath…
Did You Know Our Grandparents Met Civil War Soldiers? Links To The Past!
The Civil War was long ago, but there are living people that remember meeting veterans of that war in their schools and town squares when…
Palomares Nuclear Bomb Accident – When The USA Lost 4 Nukes in A Mid Air Collision
On January 17, 1966 a B52 bomber of USAF Strategic Air Command was at 31,000 feet over the Spanish coast near the village of Palomares…
The Highway Of Death – First Gulf War
Kuwait – Iraq highways, including highway 80 and highway 8 are the direct road routes connecting the Middle Eastern countries together. They are huge highways,…
World War One Muslim memorial plans drawn up
Plans for a new Muslim memorial to honour and remember hundreds of thousands of soldiers of Muslim background who fought for the Allies during World…
George & Martha Washington – A Revolutionary Marriage – Review by Mark Barnes
It will be apparent to regular sufferers of my writings I am more at home with 20th century conflict than anything much older. But Lucy…