The One-Armed Warrior Who Was Awarded The Victoria Cross
Some soldiers are so pig-headedly persistent that they go down in legend; including one who did so with only one arm. George Albert Cairns was…
Saving Sara Matuson: How 10 POWs Risked Their Lives to Save One Woman
Life in a prisoner of war camp could be hard and dangerous during the Second World War. It was even more so for ten British…
How Britain was Unprepared for World War Two
In retrospect, the outbreak of the Second World War seems both obvious and inevitable. However, to many people at the time, particularly in Britain, there…
Second World War Naval Reservist Was Awarded the VC After Surviving 31 Air Attacks in 4 Days
At the start of the Second World War, thousands of reservists were called up to serve in the armed forces of Britain and other European…
“That’s how they did things” – Veteran shares story of WWII Navy service in the Pacific
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…
The Diary Of Renia Spiegel: Another Teen’s Remarkable Record Of Hiding From The Nazis
Almost everyone has heard of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who kept a diary during her time in hiding from the Nazis in 1942. …
The Tank Museum: Action Debut Of The A7v Tank
The first action of the German A7V tank, on 21 March 1918, is not very well known from the British side. Probably because most of…
The First US Soldier to Receive the Medal of Honor in WW2 Volunteered for the Fight that Killed Him
Perhaps that could be said of many in that they volunteered for the fight in World War 2. But with Alexander Nininger, who was already…
Special Exhibition Chronicling the Lives of those Caught in the Crucible of 1918 Opens at National WWI Museum and Memorial
“Crucible: Life & Death in 1918” Opens Tuesday, April 3 The word “crucible” is defined as: a situation of severe trial, or in which…
How Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl Convinced His Captors That he Was Hopelessly Stupid
Imagine that it’s the 1960s. You’re an American POW in a North Vietnamese camp, so you have two options: If you want to live, you…
Rudolf von Ribbentrop Wounded Five Times & Awarded Germany’s Highest Award in WWII
Joachim von Ribbentrop is well known as the Nazi diplomat and foreign minister who negotiated the non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union and…
The Myths Of The Montana Class Battleships
War History Online presents this Guest Article by Chris Knupp. Artist’s impression of the Montana class Battleship Myth #1: The Montana class Ignored the Panama Canal…