Always Facing Forward: Why the American Flag Appears Reversed on Military Patches
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jennifer Grant who writes on behalf of American Flags The American flag, the nation’s symbol of patriotism,…
The ‘Huey’ – Legendary Workhorse of Vietnam War in 30 Pictures
When speaking about the Vietnam War what image comes to mind first? Every war has some iconic machines that exceeded expectations. For the Vietnam War (also known as…
German Attack on Fort San Carlos and Teddy Roosevelt’s Response
Maracaibo is the second largest city in Venezuela with a population of 1.3 million people. It is situated along the waterway that runs from Lake…
Evolution of AMMO
War History Online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Thomas who writes on behalf of SWGGUN There are many things that we take for granted every…
Escape Master of WWII – Brigadier Norman Crockatt
During the Second World War, Allied prisoners of war (POWs) were greatly helped in their escape attempts by MI9, a secretive department of the British…
Axis Invasion of the Balkans and Crete with Photos
On June 10, 1940, Italy’s Benito Mussolini, with his self-delusion of greatness, declared war on Britain and France. Given the state at the time of…
The Owl-Eagle – 14 Facts About the Heinkel He219 Night Fighter
During the Second World War, night-time bombing raids became common, and both sides of the conflict tried to give their pilots and planes a better…
Reverse-Engineering the B-29 Into the Soviet Tupolev TU-4
The American relationship with the Soviet Union during WWII (1939-45) was an exceedingly strange one. For some two decades, the United States and the Soviet…
Browning M1911s For Sale – US Gov’t Liquidating Stock of Classic Sidearm
Imagine entering the Army and receiving your personal firearms only to see that the pistol that you are issued, the Browning M1911, looks very much…
Best Commerce Raider in History – CSS Alabama
In 200 feet of water off the north coast of France, near the port of Cherbourg, lies a Confederate warship which never saw a Confederate…
Mountain Warriors of WWII – Moroccan Goumiers
The part played by the Moroccan Goumiers in the Second World War has to some extent been overlooked by historians, but these Muslim mountain fighters…
Armored Fist of Germany – Photos and Video of the Panzerfaust Anti-Tank Weapon
The enormous scale of tank warfare during World War II consequently lead to creating counter-measures. The armor of early tanks was relatively thin. However, that…