The Youngest Soldier In WWI Was A Serbian Boy, Aged 8
Momčilo Gavrić was the youngest soldier in the First World War. He was born in May 1st, in 1906 in a village near the town of Loznica in…
Four Military Operations Which Were Fought In Abominable Weather Conditions
Rain and snow tend to make people stay inside with a nice cup of tea, hot chocolate, or maybe something stronger. As you would expect,…
World War Two’s Long Struggle for New Guinea
When the Japanese invaded New Guinea in early 1942, they began a struggle for control of the island which would last until the end of…
Being a Footsoldier in Ancient Battles; A Frontline View of Victory
What was it actually like to fight with the heavy infantry on an ancient battlefield? The average person has their views shaped by Hollywood, but…
Great Cavalry Commanders From Throughout Military History
As soon as horses were bred strong enough to carry a human, they have been used in war. From the horse archers of the Asian…
Real Heroes of Telemark – When Commandos Stopped the Nazis Nuclear Bomb Project
Nazi Germany invaded and occupied Norway in 1940. Though a relatively poor country (at the time) with only a population of about three million people, Norway had…
Five Ways Napoleon Made Himself into the New Charlemagne
One of the most powerful tools in Napoleon Bonaparte’s intellectual arsenal was the connections he drew between his own life and that of great figures…
Some Of The Worst Japanese Massacres of World War II
The Japanese Army during World War II committed many crimes against humanity that were ordered by the government and high command. In the Japanese equivalent…
First Indian Army Soldier To Be Awarded VC Was The Only Man of His Team to Survive the German Onslaught at Ypres
It is a scene often played out in the movies. Wounded and overrun by superior enemy numbers, the only option was to feign death and…
Raegan Oates Presents – Violette Szabo, Elite Special Operations Agent In World War Two
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Raegan Oates Violette Szabo is one of many brave women in British history and is remembered for her…
The “Man Killer” Lives Up To His Name – by Richard F. Johnston
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Richard F. Johnston When World War I broke out, Choctaw Indian Joseph Oklahombi from Wright City, Oklahoma, felt…
10 Great Men Who Inspired Napoleon as a Child
From an early age, Napoleon Bonaparte showed the ambition and intelligence that would eventually make him the emperor of half of Europe. As a child,…