The History Of Dog Tags – A Feature Of Warfare Since Before WWI
Dog tags have a simple purpose; they exist to identify people. The term “dog tag” is informal, but it is the nickname for those two pieces…
General James “Jumpin Jim” Gavin -the only general to make 4 combat jumps in the history of the US
James Maurice “Jumpin’ Jim” Gavin was the youngest lieutenant-general in the US Army ever, and the only general to make four combat airborne jumps in…
Battle of the Crater: Disastrous Battle for the Union in the American Civil War
Colonel Delavan Bates waited 27 years to receive his Medal of Honor. He was awarded the prestigious accolade in 1891 for “gallantry in action where…
How The Soviets Caught Dozens of German Agents In A WWII Spy Game – Even Staging a Mock Battle To Keep Up Charade
During the height of WWII, a major funkspeil began which was a counter-espionage plan, introduced by Joseph Stalin. The operation was carried out by the…
MoH Ace: It was common for pilots to celebrate aerial victories over the airfield with a barrel roll for each one – he did 7
Over the course of a long war, there were many American flying Aces with a large number of them reaching into the double digit kills. …
World War II Army Major And Survivor of Dunkirk Turns 100 And Never Felt Better
Recently, retired British Army Major John Hamilton, who lives in the Wiltshire village of Sutton Veny in the south of England, celebrated his 100th birthday. …
Victory In Europe Day To Be Commemorated With National Effort To Make Available Insights Of American Soldiers During World War II
“If an industrial concern were run as the Army is being run, it would be bankrupt in six months,” one U.S. soldier wrote on a…
Lost on D-Day: The story behind the plaque down a lonely lane in Normandy
For all of us at War History Online this it is a real honor to share this story with you. For us, it started when…
The Most Decorated Panzer Companies Of The Wehrmacht PART 2 – 13th (heavy) Company, SS-Panzer-Regiment 1
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Evan Pinter Continues from The Most Decorated Panzer Companies Of The Wehrmacht PART 1 – 2nd…
Kaiten: The Japanese Suicide Submarines in WWII
During the last months of World War II, as the Japanese were becoming desperate, they turned to a new kind of weapon. While it incorporated…
Brimming With Experiences – Veteran’s military career spans U.S. Army, state regiment, Marine Corps
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…
Civil Wars That Shaped Medieval England
Medieval England was a warlike place – so much so that the cliché of an Englishmen abroad was that of a violent thug. Though their…