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    Warfare Under the Waves – Submarines in the First World War

    • World War 1
    • Military Vehicles
    Jan 4, 2018 Andrew Knighton

    Submarines were among the important new technologies that came to the fore during WWI. Although work on submarines had been underway for decades, it was…

    U-570 – The Only Ship To Be Captured By An Aircraft

    • World War 2
    Jan 4, 2018 Shahan Russell

    There were many extraordinary events in the Battle of the Atlantic, the contest between the Germans and the Allies for control of the sea lanes,…

    The Hurricane: A Very Important Fighter in the Battle of Britain

    • Military Vehicles
    • World War 2
    Jan 4, 2018 Andrew Knighton

    The Spitfire is widely recognized as the plane that fought the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. Another plane, however, was just as crucial to…

    Irony: Military Uniforms That Got Soldiers Killed

    • History
    Jan 3, 2018 Andrew Knighton

    These days, when we think about dangerous military uniforms we mean shoddily made body armor or badly colored camouflage. But far more disastrous uniforms have…

    Canadian Fighter Pilot in WWI Ordered to Go Back to Flight School. He didn’t. Instead, He Went on To Shoot Down 72 Enemy Aircraft

    • World War 1
    Jan 3, 2018 Shahan Russell

    Air Marshal William Avery “Billy” Bishop was a Canadian fighter pilot in WWI who crashed his plane during a practice run and was ordered to…

    Before Calling it a Night: The One Man Demolition Squad Destroyed, With Grenades, Six Enemy machine guns posts

    • World War 2
    Jan 3, 2018 Shahan Russell

    Thomas Currie “Diver” Derrick wasn’t among the first to join the Australian military when WWII broke out in 1939. When he finally did join the…

    The Steamship Oria – The Forgotten Tomb of 4200 Italian Soldiers

    • Guest Authors
    • World War 2
    Jan 3, 2018 Guest Author

    War History Online presents this Guest Article from Pietro Giovanni Liuzzi  During the German occupation of the Dodecanese, which took place after the fall of…

    America’s Secret Weapon – used only once in WWII

    • World War 2
    Jan 3, 2018 Shahan Russell

    It is not always superior weapons, numbers, or tactics that win battles. In this case, of all things, it was potatoes! After the Japanese had…

    Battle of Talas in 751

    • History
    Jan 3, 2018 Guest Author

    War History Online presents this Guest Article from Hikma History   Pivotal or Overblown? Some battles are seen as landmark moments; their result could be…

    Total Hypocrisy: Awarded the Medal of Honor For Bravery Whilst His Country Locked up His Family in an Interment Camp

    • World War 2
    Jan 3, 2018 Shahan Russell

    George “Joe” Taro Sakato is a second-generation-born American of Japanese descent, which was why his family had to relocate during WWII. Despite this, he joined…

    The Most Decorated Pacifist Of WWI: Stormed German Machine Gun Nests, Taking 35 Machine Guns, Silencing 25 German Troops & Captured 132

    • World War 1
    Jan 3, 2018 Shahan Russell

    He was a deeply religious man who abhorred violence and warfare. Despite that, he went on to become the most decorated veteran of WWI. Alvin…

    War Children: Civilian Survival in World War Two

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    • World War 2
    Jan 3, 2018 Guest Author

    War History Online proudly presents this Guest Article from Annette Oppenlander. When we examine the history of WWII, we often focus on the myriad of battles…

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