Environmental clean-up set to reveal US Civil War-era weapons trove
The capital city of South Carolina, Columbia, and an allied stronghold was sacked by the Union army on 17th February 1865. William Sherman, the General…
Documentary created to shed light on the unforgettable heroes of the Korean War
On Tuesday night on S4C, a documentary came up about the Welsh soldiers who went through the tremendous tortures during the Korean War. More than…
German Pensioner, 93, Under Investigation Over Claims of Being a Belsen SS Guard in WWII
A 93-year-old female German pensioner is under investigation over claims that she worked as a SS guard in the notorious Nazi camps Bergen-Belsen and Gross-Rosen during…
New book reveals Allied industrial efforts to feed World War Two machine
A new book by Charles K. Hyde reveals the industrial efforts that were put in place by the Allies in order to fulfil and meet…
50th anniversary of Hollywood war movie ‘The Great Escape’
It is the 50th anniversary of the Hollywood World War Two movie ‘The Great Escape’ this June. The movie was based on a book telling…
GUEST BLOGGER U-Boat Hunter Innes McCartney: The Discovery of U2506 (image heavy)
By Dr Innes McCartney During the Operation Deadlight Expeditions, we aimed to find, record and identify some of the 116 U-boats that were dumped at…
The unbelievably massive Lun class ekranoplan -plane/boat/ship!!!!! (image heavy)
In 1987, the Soviets produced the first ground battle missile carrier named ‘Lun’. Lun weighed 350 tons and carried six Moskitcruise missiles which were classified…
Crystal City Internment Camp – FDR’s Secret Exchange Program
Carmen Higa Mochizuki was just an eleven-year-old girl when her father, who was a poor milk seller in Peru, was arrested. All her nine siblings,…
The Hungarian Holocaust Diaries of Maria Madi
On March 26, 1944, Maria Madi wrote that she “was going to be a witness.” Her handwritten 16 volume diary is just that as it…
World War Two B-29 pilot tells his story to US Marines
A 92 year old World War Two B-29 pilot has visited US Marines at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego to tell them his story and…
Post-World War Two vintage flying experiences offered
The Douglas DC-3 aircraft is the epitome of 1940s glamour travel. Not long after World War Two had ended the DC-3 offered large cabin space,…
Author & historian Alex Kershaw joins War History Online as Guest Blogger!
Since the publication of the instant classic The Bedford Boys in 2003, the journalist, documentary maker and writer Alex Kershaw has continued to produce best-selling…