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Front-line Surgeon: Protected His Aid Station And Took Out 98 Enemy Soldiers Before Being Overrun

Jeff Edwards

Many people worldwide fear to go to a dentist for pretty obvious reasons: pain, the worry of having to get a cavity filled, or just…

Focus On Training – Cole County sheriff served more than 31 years in Air Force and National Guard

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 Families…

It May Be Surprising To Learn That These Countries Are Still At War

Shahan Russell

North & South Korea When WWII ended, Korea was divided. The Soviets controlled the area north of the 38th parallel, while the US controlled south…

Project Stargate: The name of a secret unit of the US military – to try & to gather military intelligence telepathically

Lincoln Riddle

Most people know Stargate as the name of a popular SciFi TV series. It has another, almost darker meaning, however. Beginning in the 1970s, the…

Even in The USA, There Are Still Many Things Folks Don’t Know Too Much About The American Civil War

The American Civil War was fought from April 12, 1861, to May 9, 1865, between the Confederate States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina,…

Thousands of Romans killed in the dense German woodland: What if the Teutoburg Disaster Didn’t Happend

“What if” history questions can be a divisive. Some view them as an exercise in futility, a place where no serious historians should go. Others…

Hidden Boneyard in Greece with German Ju-52, Stuka, C-47 and Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

War History Online presents this Guest Article from respected Blogger and Author Hans Wiesman. Check out his book and his blog. In this Dakota Hunter Blog,…

Hipster Before His Time: General Burnside – The Swashbuckling Union General Who Pioneered Sideburn

What do a rifle, various railroads, the American Civil War, the Franco-Prussian War, the National Rifle Association, and sideburns have in common? Here is the…

Jack Hinson: A Civil War Sniper Hell Bent on Revenge

John W. “Jack” Hinson, better known as “Old Jack” to his family, was a prosperous farmer in Stewart County, Tennessee. A non-political man, he opposed…

Hero Helped Save His Burning B-17 By Urinating On The Fire & Drove Off Waves of German Fighters

Greg Jackson

Maynard Harrison “Snuffy” Smith was such a screw-up, he joined the US Army to avoid jail. He earned the nickname, “Snuffy Smith,” because no one…

Bomber Dog: Antis the dog that went on bombing missions to Germany even earned a medal

Greg Jackson

In the immense tragedy of war, some people need something to hold on to during its darkest moments. For a Czech Pilot at the start…

The Most Terrible, Deadliest Sieges Before the 19th Century

Sieges throughout history were awful affairs. Unlike Field Battles, Sieges involved civilians, as well as numerous ways to die over long periods of time. Starvation…