75 Years anniversary of the Iconic North American P-51 Mustang – By Guest Blogger Hans Wiesman
North American P-51 D Mustangs in dire need for help. B-29 Superfortress crashed during emergency landing and ran into parked P-51 D Mustangs, damaging 9…
WWII Hand Grenade Discovered at Retirement Home in Indiana
Columbus, Indiana – A WWII hand grenade was found by a maintenance worker at the Four Seasons Retirement Center in Columbus Tuesday, March 3. It was immediately…
70 years After the Second World War: Remembrance Endures – By Ron Simpson
By RonSimpson: With each passing year, month by month and day by day, as time continues to march on, there is a greater need for…
Another WWII Honor Flight for Veterans Planned this June
Grand Rapids, Michigan – The Mid-Michigan Honor Flight is planning another WWII Honor Flight for veterans scheduled June this year. The said WWII Honor Flight will be taking…
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…
Pacific War expert, Dan King joins War History Online as Guest Blogger!
Maybe its just because of where we sit on the atlas but there is no question that the Second World War in Europe dominates a…
Revisiting HBO’s “The Pacific” and John Basilone
Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone is one of what has come to be known as the “Greatest Generation”, the group of men and women who went…
25 mind blowing colourised images of WWII
We are used to viewing the war in black and white. So when you get to see colourised images it brings the war to us…
A Life Shaped By War – An American Veteran Reflects On Pearl Harbor 20 Years Of Naval Service
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…
The Real ‘Windtalkers’ of WWII: The Story of a Navajo Code Talker
Albequerque, New Mexico – A Navajo veteran talks about his experience as one of the real ‘windtalkers’ of the Second World War — as a Navajo code talker.…
WHO-Tube: M1 Carbine Principles of Operation
The most used gun by US forces during World War Two was the M1 Carbine. Made from 1942 to 1945 the M1 Carbine was provided…
Decorated Marine Unit Dubbed “Walking Dead” Deactivated
The decorated Marine Corps battalion nicknamed “Walking Dead” was deactivated last August 29, Friday in a ceremony at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North…