Leonard A. Funk: U.S. paratrooper who took out 40 Germans in 60 seconds
First Sergeant, Leonard A. Funk, despite his small stature, joined the paratroopers of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army and went on…
Seventy Year Old Mystery Finally Solved
When U.S. Army Air Forces Flight Officer Judson Baskett, First Lieutenant William Myers, and PFC Donald Jones left Singapore on a Douglas C-47 transport aircraft…
“A Fight For Love And Glory…” How The U.S. And France Came Together In Casablanca
Casablanca became famous due to a certain black and white movie bearing its name. Starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, the film used the Moroccan…
Pedro de Lara: From Powerful To Penniless
A man in the midst of a mid-life crisis is not a pretty sight. His mood can trigger all kinds of ill-advised behavior and foolish…
The Face of Crimean War in over 35 Magnificent 160-year-old Photos
After a longtime peace acquired during the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Europe experienced a relatively peaceful period of history. Foundations of that peace laid…
Kurt Gerstein – SS Officer who Tried to Stop the Holocaust
The policy of the Third Reich towards the Jews was contained in the expression “Final Solution.” This euphemism really meant the mass annihilation of the…
The Canadian Mechanic Who Sealed off the Falaise Pocket & Trapped over 50,000 Germans
To win a war one country needs a huge quantity of tanks, planes and guns and a powerful industry to back it all up. It…
Clearing up the battlefields of WWII
Europe, 1945: cities reduced to rubble, millions of people displaced, and landscapes colored with the rusted shells of destroyed tanks and weaponry, reminding everyone that…
The Nazis Committed Unspeakable Atrocities. But One Man Went too Far Even for his Fellow Officers
The mere mention of Germany’s role in World War II evokes images of mass slaughter, concentration camps, and people being herded like animals into ghettos…
Paris Under Siege – 5 Times the City of Lights Was Surrounded
Today, Paris is a peaceful city, a rich cultural hub, and home to one of the most powerful governments in Europe. But over the…
Nightmare in Nam – On Halloween Night 1968 Lt. Col Rogers Fought to Save Fire Base Rita
Ghouls and goblins run through the streets of America every Halloween. On October 31, 1968, they ran through the jungles of Vietnam. Many of the…
How a Small SAS Force “Convinced” a Large German Force to Flee
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Damien Lewis The role played by Special Forces in any army is to hit fast and…