Will the Chinese wartime forced labourers get justice this time?
An association of lawyers, academics and forced labourers and their families in China have sued two Japanese companies that forced Chinese men and women as…
Wreckage sites of 3 WW-II fighter planes at Loktak Lake identified
Seventy years have passed since the Second World War and we are still discovering previously unidentified wreckages of fighter planes and wartime artefacts. Recently, three…
Forced labour lawsuit accepted by Beijing court
Chinese citizens that were used as forced labourers by the Japanese during WWII have requested compensation. A court in Beijing has accepted the lawsuit. The…
A WOOD CALLED BOURLON – Review by Wayne Osborne
This is another re-published work. William Moore’s book about Bourlon Wood first hit the shelves in 1988 and it seeks to discuss the so-called ‘cover-up’…
GUEST BLOGGER GEOFF MOORE: Where WWII was decided?
Deep under a massive 5metre thick concrete dome in Northern France Hitler’s secret weapon of the ballistic V2 rockets were being manufactured with Nazi production-line…
Warships being stripped bare for scrap metal
Two of the most celebrated British wartime ships, HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales, sunk off the coast of Malaysia in 1941. There also…
WWII Albert Einstein Letter Went Under the Hammer for $12,500
A letter penned down by renowned scientist Albert Einstein during the WWII-era was recently auctioned off for $12,500, the amount more than what the auctioneers estimated it…
Bill the man of strong will
Second World War veteran paratrooper Bill made his final jump at the age of 93. Bill is a man of strong will whose target achieving…
Auschwitz commander denounced by grandson
Rudolf Hoess, who was commander of Auschwitz concentration camp, was tried during a group of hearings 69 years ago in Nuremburg. His grandson feels that…
ONE HELL OF A WAR – Review by Phil Hodges
So you want to write a book about World War 2 about a specific unit or Regiment? In this case you want to write about…
Travel photographer, writer & blogger Geoff Moore joins WHO!
Travel photographer, writer and blogger Geoff Moore is passionate about both travel and history so combining those interests with War History Online was an easy…
Check Out The Incredible Armored Trains Of WWI & WWII
Armored trains are a relic of the past by today’s standards but in the late 19th and early 20th century, these big steel-plated locomotives besieged…