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    Rudolf Hess: The British people “took care of me very well. They…put a rocking chair near the fireplace and offered me tea”

    • World War 2
    Dec 2, 2017 Nikola Budanovic

    Rudolf Hess was one of the most notable politicians of the National-Socialist Party and, later Deputy Fuhrer of the Third Reich. His early life is…

    Outnumbered Ten To One – Glorious Defeat At The Battle Of Maiwand – They Rallied To The Flag Until There Was No One Left

    • History
    Dec 2, 2017 Jack Beckett

    It was the 27th of July, 1880. In the incredible heat of the high Afghan summer, an army of two and a half thousand men…

    The Fall Of Varus, Betrayed By His Allies – The Battle Of The Teutoburg Forest, Rome’s Greatest Defeat

    • Ancient History
    Dec 2, 2017 Jack Beckett

    Varus was crushed. His feet and hands and mind were numb with the freezing rain. His legions, so splendid and untouchable only days before, were…

    The Most Decorated Panzer Companies Of The Wehrmacht PART 3 – 4th Company, Panzer-Regiment 35

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    Dec 2, 2017 Guest Author

    War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Evan Pinter  Continues from: Part 2 – 13th (heavy) Company, SS-Panzer-Regiment 1 and Part 1 – 2nd Company, 502nd…

    The Man Who Found The Ancient Greek City of Troy

    • Ancient History
    Dec 2, 2017 Lincoln Riddle

    It’s difficult to mention either the early days of archaeology, Troy or even the history of ancient Greece without mentioning Heinrich Schliemann. The German archaeologist,…

    A Turning Point In The Life Of Musashi, The Undefeated Samurai

    • Ancient History
    Dec 2, 2017 Jack Beckett

    Miyamoto Musashi was three hours late. This was his way. On the beach the tension in the air was palpable. Sasaki Kojiro paced up and…

    General “The Auk” Auchinleck Squared Off With The Desert Fox In North Africa Before Being Fired by Churchill

    • World War 2
    Dec 2, 2017 Jeff Edwards

    The dismissal of officers in World War 2 was quite a common practice for every army that fought in the war.  Whether or not these…

    Kaiten: The Japanese Suicide Submarines in WWII

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    • World War 2
    Dec 2, 2017 Lincoln Riddle

    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…

    Salon Kitty: The WWII Spy Ring Based in a Brothel – Heydrich needed to hire top-notch prostitutes

    • World War 2
    Dec 2, 2017 Lincoln Riddle

    During the peak of the Nazi regime, the Sicherheitsdienst was the Third Reich’s version of the CIA. Founded in 1932, the first leader of the…

    Corporal Dunham: First Marine to Receive Medal of Honor Since Vietnam – Jumped on a Grenade To Save His Fellow Marines

    • History
    Dec 2, 2017 Jeff Edwards

    In the decades following the Vietnam War, there would be conflict, battle, and loss of life.  But for the United States Marine Corps whose tradition…

    Passchendaele: The Lost Victory of World War I – Review By Stuart McClung

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    • World War 1
    Dec 2, 2017 Guest Author

    World War I on the Western Front can mostly be described as an exercise in futility. Once the initial 1914 German offensive through Belgium and…

    Operation Werewolf: The Nazi Resistance an elite group of military men behind enemy lines, to operate secretly, using guerrilla tactics

    • World War 2
    Dec 2, 2017 Lincoln Riddle

    In the Autumn of 1944, the Nazis instigated a plan to establish active forces behind enemy lines as the Allies pushed through Germany. It was called…

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