The German Evacuation of Kurland and East Prussia – Closing Stages of WWII
As the dismal weather of a Balkan winter lashed the streets, German soldiers and civilians lined up waiting a chance to leave. WWII was almost…
Napoleon’s Great Military Innovations Might Not Have Been As Original They Seemed
The success of Napoleon Bonaparte stands as a testament to his extraordinary talent as a general. For twenty years, his armies dominated the battlefields of…
Wartime Movie Making – The Fleet That Came to Stay, 1945
In 1945 the United States Navy’s Photographic Services Branch made a movie in an attempt to encourage Americans to buy war bonds. They were so…
En Route To North Africa, FDR Was Almost Killed By A Torpedo Fired By A US Navy Destroyer
There is truly no way to quantify who might be the worst crew in US Naval History, but the men of the USS William D.…
Lothar Rendulic, Hitler’s Austrian Fireman – A Senior German Commander in WWII
A senior Nazi commander in WWII, Lothar Rendulic was known as Hitler’s Austrian Fireman. He served in the eastern theaters of the European war, from…
Wartime Bomb Shelters – Saving Lives From Airborne Attack
Bomb shelters were unnecessary until the 20th century when warfare evolved to aircraft, and falling bombs became a threat. A bomb shelter is not intended…
Warfare Under the Waves – Submarines in the First World War
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…
The Discovery of U-155 – By U-Boat Hunter Dr Innes McCartney
One of the most terrifying things about naval combat during the First World War was the constant threat of U-boats, hidden beneath the ocean. Germany…
The Dakota Hunter: Nippon’s 2nd attack plan on US, Genesis of Alaska Highway 1942
War History Online presents this Guest Piece by Hans Weisman Right after the successful Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor/ Hawaii on Dec 7, 1941, many…
Exclusive – WWII Through The Eyes Of A GI – The Amazing War Photos Of Biagio Castiglione
Biagio Castiglione was a Combat Engineer at the Corps level and mostly drove trucks. A regular GI, he always had a camera with him and…
The Greatest Unsolved Mysteries Of The Second World War
Whatever happened to Hitler’s famous office globe? What happened to Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat that saved thousands of Jews? Who betrayed the Anne Frank and…
To Stop A Japanese Banzai Charge This Soldier Used His Rifle Like A Baseball Bat
In the movies, we will see the scene replayed where the wounded soldier begs his comrades to leave him rather than risk their lives. Often…