When it comes to American military history, few units are as storied and famous as the Harlem Hellfighters. Officially the ...

Essentially, the Danzig Crisis was an incident between Poland and the Free City of Danzig (today known as Gdańsk). The Polish government believed it had the right to both station warships across ...

Established in 2011, War History Online is a comprehensive resource for those interested in military history and the latest war news from around the world. Our team of experienced historians provide ...

After months of fundraising, The Tank Museum has officially reached its monetary target to restore its M47 Patton. Thanks to the support of tank and history enthusiasts, the £50,000 required to get ...

On the 1st September 1939, the Nazi regime in Germany unleashed the horror of a Second World War on the planet by invading Poland. What happened? At the end of World War I, with the signing of the ...

Over time, there have been some odd vehicles seen on battlefields, but few were as eye-catching as the Type B Bus “Pigeon Loft.” The Allied forces prominently used the vehicles during World War I.

From July 1976 to December 1989 a strange noise could be heard on shortwave radios all around the globe. The signal was extremely powerful and was immediately noticed by both amateur and professional ...

One of the most talked about films of 2022 was All Quiet on the Western Front. The adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s classic anti-war novel was praised for not only tackling a well-known work of ...

When you think of post-war rifles that have stood the test of time, the Heckler & Koch G3 immediately comes to mind. Featuring a design that incorporated World War II-era developments with Cold ...

The First World War introduced many new weapons to the world of warfare. The first global mechanized war saw the first use of tanks and combat airplanes, but it’s less well known that the first ...

In east-central France, just a two-hour drive south of Paris, a structure is being built that’s unlike any other. Guédelon Castle is, as its name suggests, a castle – but that’s not what makes it ...