America’s Battle for Cherbourg, June 1944
Cherbourg was one of the US Army’s first major targets during Operation Overlord. The city at the end of the Cotentin peninsula was a significant…
Pavlov’s House – “Fortress” at Stalingrad
In the Russian city of Volgograd today, one of the largest statues in the world stands atop Mamayev Kurgan, a hilltop that changed hands a…
8th Air Force in Britain – Keeping the Past Alive
I had the wonderful opportunity in May of this year to participate in the National WWII Museum’s Masters of the Air Tour of 8th Air…
TOP GUN’S WALK INTO HISTORY
At the height of the Vietnam War, in 1968, it was found that the US Navy registered low performance against the North Vietnamese fighters in…
34 Brilliant Images of the VERY Effective M10 Tank Destroyer
While establishing its famous Tank Destroyer doctrine in 1941, the United States Armed Forces needed a standardized armored fighting vehicle which would lead the way…
German U-Boats and Ending the “Filibuster” in Congress
When Woodrow Wilson put forth his proposal to arm American merchant vessels in February of 1917 his reasoning was simple and straightforward: the threat of…
Vacuum of Power – Foundation of the Bosnian War
When the Cold War came to an end in 1989, the Soviet Union collapsed. Most other Eastern European nations followed leading to general unrest and…
$4.5 million buys you a P51 Mustang & twenty, yes TWENTY Merlin engines!
This P-51D Mustang comes with the worlds largest inventory of Merlin engines and P-51 airframe parts. Approximtely 20 merlin engines and tons of Merlin spares…
Russian Double Agents – 3 Master Spies of the Cold War
“Russian Double Agent” Those three words alone evoke images of shadowy organizations engaged in clandestine intelligence dealings in far-flung locations, straight out of an Ian…
Witnessing Transitions – Army Enlisted Soldier Now a NG Warrant Officer
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…
How Napoleon Consolidated an Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign in 1796-7 helped end the French Revolutionary Wars for France, but they were considerably more successful in regards to what they…
Mighty Eighth Vets: A Ball Turret Gunner & Navigator Roles in the City of Savannah Restoration
Hundreds of men and women have contributed to the restoration of the B-17 City of Savannah at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air…