Mighty Little Destroyer of Tanks – The German “Hetzer” Jagdpanzer 38(t) in 25 Great Photos
The Hetzer, originally known as Jagdpanzer 38(t), was one of the most prolific tank destroyers fielded by the Germans during the Second World War. Following a…
Gain the Experience – Joining the Women’s Army Corps During the 1970s
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 Families…
USS Indianapolis -True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man
Just after midnight on July 30, 1945, days after delivering the components of the atomic bomb from California to the Pacific Islands in the most…
Hung Out to Dry – The JFK Dilemma on the Failed Bay of Pigs Invasion
How changes at the last hour led to great repercussions The initial plan for the 2506 Brigade, composed of exiled Cuban freedom fighters, to invade…
RAF Pilot Leads Rebellion for Independence in Zimbabwe
Cecil Rhodes established Fort Salisbury and the state of Rhodesia in September of 1890, and ninety years later, it was rebranded as the state of…
2000 Year Old “Barbarian” Battlefield in Denmark Yields New Evidence
War has always been with us, and we’ve always been truly excellent at finding new and enhanced ways of slaughtering one another. The evidence, gathered…
An Amazing Barn Find: WW2 Jeep – Yours for $18,000
1943 Willys Jeep GPW – a rare Jeep find stuck in a corner of a barn for over 50 years and this old Jeep has come…
What Sank the USS San Diego? U.S. Navy Divers Investigate
For a warship that was only active for 11 years, the armored cruiser USS San Diego (ACR 6) has continued to live on, 100 years…
Fascists in Skirts – German Auxiliaries in World War II
In the German system of values, there was a stable expression describing the social role of women, it read – Kinder, Küche, Kirche (children, kitchen,…
Last of its Kind – Only Remaining German A7V Tank on Display in Queensland (15 Photos)
The last remaining German A7V Sturmpanzerwagen tank from World War I is going on permanent display at the Queensland Museum in November. The timing coincides…
When History Closes: Civil War Veterans School Shuttered
The Civil War is, without doubt, one of the defining moments in American political history. In the years 1861–1865, it set family members against one another…
WWII Prison Break – The Great Escape You Never Heard About in Austria
In August 1938, 20 kilometers from the Austrian city of Linz, construction of a concentration camp called “Mauthausen” began and it was first in the…