Hideki Tojo – Japanese WWII Prime Minister – Controversial To This Day
Hideki Tojo, a general and a politician, was the true representative of the Japanese expansionist policy in China in the first half of the 20th…
LEGO WWII Display: Battle of Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, in an unprecedented and unprovoked act of aggression, the Empire of Japan launched a full-scale assault on American soil. Their target…
10 Facts – The Battle of Falaise Pocket In World War Two
The landings in Normandy were a major shock for the Allies even though Operation Overlord, which was the code name for the invasion, was thoroughly…
10 Countries Invaded by Fascist Italy and Why They Invaded Each One
From the moment it was unified in the mid-19th century, Italy began to harbor dreams of empire. Under the fascist dictator Mussolini, these dreams were…
Czech Tour Bus Causes Controversy With Auschwitz Images
A tour bus in the Czech Republic has drawn the ire of Jewish groups and Holocaust survivors. It is emblazoned with a satirical advertisement for…
WWII M1 Garand to be Restored and Preserved
An M1 Garand left behind when a group of US Marine Raiders attacked Japanese occupied Makin Island on August 17, 1942, is being restored for…
Couple Who Met in Concentration Camp Celebrate Over 70 Years Together
Sigi and Hanka had practically grown up in labor camps. They were wasting away in the Czestochowa camp in Poland when their eyes met…
Two Soldiers Killed in The Battle of Buna-Gona Identified And Returned Home After 74 years
In October of 2011, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency was contacted by an Australian citizen in Papua New Guinea who drew their attention to possible…
“Faith and Fairness” – World War II Veteran’s Legacy Defined by Ministry, Education and Equal Rights
War History Online presents this Guest Blog by Jeremy P. Ämick, who writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families of America. The late Dr.…
Check Out This Video Breakdown of the Top 5 WWII Infantry Rifles
This video looks at five of the best the rifles used by the forces that fought in World War II. These are the French MAS-36,…
The Six Men Who Were Behind the July 20th Plot to Assassinate Hitler
The July 20th Plot to assassinate Hitler in his Eastern Prussian Headquarters, called the Wolf’s Lair, was probably the closest anyone got to really killing…
Life In A Destroyed City: Watch the Citizens Of Berlin in July 1945
On May 2, 1945, the City of Berlin fell to Red (Soviet) Army after 16 days of terrible battle. Adolf Hitler would not surrender, so…