Size Doesn’t Matter – Henry Johnson Awarded Medal of Honor for Fierce Fighting and Heroism
In June 1917, a young, slight railway porter left his job in Albany, New York and joined the US Army. A scant two months after…
Flying Whale – The Messerschmitt 323 Gigant in 26 Photos
The German Messerschmitt Me 323 was a giant transport aircraft which served the German military during the Second World War. It was a powered heavy…
Hi-Tech Survey of USS Emmons Wreck – Ship Fought at Omaha Beach and Okinawa
A recent paper, “Assessment and Significance of a World War II battle site: recording the USS Emmons using a High‐Resolution DEM combining Multibeam Bathymetry and…
“King Leonidas” Teams up with SEALs to Save a Russian President in “Hunter Killer” – Trailer Inside
Following on from Washington in “Olympus Has Fallen” and London in “London Has Fallen”, now it’s Moscow’s turn. The upcoming movie “Hunter Killer” is not…
Doping for War – Russian Vodka and German Amphetamines in WWII
During World War II (the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union), alcohol was the norm in the Soviet army, and was unofficially called the Narkomovskie…
The Rockets’ Red Glare – Congreve’s Invention, Fort McHenry, and a National Anthem
On September 12, 1814, HMS Erebus sailed up the Patapsco river toward Baltimore. The British Royal Navy had been roaming free throughout Chesapeake Bay for…
Rolling Thunder – 30 Awesome Photos of the M7 Priest Self-Propelled Gun
The M7 is a 105mm self-propelled artillery unit used by the United States in 1943-1945 in all theaters of military operations. It was established in…
Recreating the Battle of Arnhem for Paratrooper, Original Drama Series
War History On Line continues its exclusive access to behind the scenes of the World War 2 Drama series Paratrooper. We know the creators behind…
British Commando Dagger Discovered in Normandy
A British Commando dagger discovered in an area of violent fighting between American and German paratroopers Of all the elite battalions that fought the war against Nazi…
A Crew of 7, Really? 30 Photos of the M3 Lee/Grant Medium Tank
During World War II, the M3 Lee was an early American medium tank. It was known by two names, “Lee” and “Grant”. The names were…
More Than 20 Years Later -The Cast of ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ What Some of Them are Doing Now
Where were you in the summer of 1998? Following the latest revelations in the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky escapade? Listening to the fresh new hits of…
“Tonka” For Sale! Your Very Own British Tornado – Bomblets not Included
This British Tornado F2 is a truly one of kind jet fighter. Commonly referred to by pilots as a “Tonka”, the Tornado had several variants,…