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WAR HISTORY ONLINE Top stories of today [From The Tank Museum: The Gunnery School]( [From The Tank Museum: The Gunnery School]( While Bovington is the ‘home’ of the tank, the gunnery training was done just down the road at Lulworth. However, that was not always the… [Read more »]( [Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden – Fierce General and Master of Early Gunpowder Tactics]( [Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden – Fierce General and Master of Early Gunpowder Tactics]( We all know that gunpowder weapons exploded onto the scene in the middle ages and changed warfare forever. But how exactly did they change battles… [Read more »]( [Welshman Ron Jones Was The Goalkeeper of Auschwitz]( [Welshman Ron Jones Was The Goalkeeper of Auschwitz]( Ron Jones was 23 when he became a POW in North Africa in 1942. He recalls the moment of his capture very well ― he… [Read more »]( [Hearts and Minds: WW1 Propaganda, British Style]( [Hearts and Minds: WW1 Propaganda, British Style]( World War One marked a new era in warfare in many different ways. One of these changes was the prominent place propaganda played in the… [Read more »]( [Battle of Taranto – A Precursor to Pearl Harbor]( [Battle of Taranto – A Precursor to Pearl Harbor]( Out of all the battles that took place during WWII, there are some that have had a deep impact on both sides. The Battle of… [Read more »]( [When Norwegian Commandos Stopped the Nazis’ Nuclear Bomb Project]( [When Norwegian 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… [Read more »]( [Meet General George Kenney, Master Aviator and American War Hero]( [Meet General George Kenney, Master Aviator and American War Hero]( Every soldier who puts his life on the line is a true hero. However, some amazing souls go the extra mile and really reach for… [Read more »]( [Operation Michael: Germany’s Last Chance to Win WWI Before the Americans Arrived]( [Operation Michael: Germany’s Last Chance to Win WWI Before the Americans Arrived]( By late 1917, the German Empire’s High Command knew they had to turn the war around quickly. Progress against the Allies was slow and they… [Read more »]( [The German WW2 Night Fighter Ace Who Shot Down 7 Lancaster Bombers In 19 Minutes]( [The German WW2 Night Fighter Ace Who Shot Down 7 Lancaster Bombers In 19 Minutes]( Once you know the story of Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, it’s pretty hard to forget. Schnaufer was an incredibly skilled pilot. He was arguably the best night… [Read more »]( [The Slave Who Stole A Confederate Ship, Met President Lincoln & Bought His Master’s House]( [The Slave Who Stole A Confederate Ship, Met President Lincoln & Bought His Master’s House]( In 1862, Robert Smalls stole a Confederate ship, gave it to the Union Army, freed slaves, and met President Abraham Lincoln. After the war, he… [Read more »]( [The Persian Thermopylae: Alexander’s Fight Through the Pass at Persepolis Almost Cost Him His Empire]( [The Persian Thermopylae: Alexander’s Fight Through the Pass at Persepolis Almost Cost Him His Empire]( The Battle of the Persian Gate is not well-known, despite it being almost identical to the Greek stand at Thermopylae, only with reversed sides. A… [Read more »]( [Two WW2 Planes Collided Over Australia, Then The Pilot Who Saved Them Was Punished]( [Two WW2 Planes Collided Over Australia, Then The Pilot Who Saved Them Was Punished]( In 1940, two planes collided in mid-air over Australia. Remarkably, there were no fatalities. Even more remarkably, the pilot responsible for saving the planes was… [Read more »]( [Half Blind Japanese Pilot Flies His Damaged Zero For 5 Hours, Then Refuses Medical Attention Before Making His Report]( [Half Blind Japanese Pilot Flies His Damaged Zero For 5 Hours, Then Refuses Medical Attention Before Making His Report]( During WWII, Sub-Lieutenant Saburō Sakai served as a naval aviator with the Imperial Japanese Navy. He claimed 64 victories, one of which was made after… [Read more »]( [The Battle of Long Tan: 1500 Strong VC and NVA Force Ambushed 108 Australians – And Lost]( [The Battle of Long Tan: 1500 Strong VC and NVA Force Ambushed 108 Australians – And Lost]( During the Vietnam War, 108 Australian soldiers stood against some 1,500 to 2,500 Vietnamese forces near the village of Long Tan. When the battle was… [Read more »]( [World War Two: The Long Struggle for New Guinea]( [World War Two: The 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… [Read more »]( [War On Drugs, Fighting the Flying Pirates of the Caribbean]( [War On Drugs, Fighting the Flying Pirates of the Caribbean]( In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog you will find a series of amazing photos of Caribbean Drugs Runner aircraft that were left abandoned, crashed, seized or… [Read more »]( [Sergeant “Smokey” Smith VC: “I Don’t Take Prisoners, I’m Paid to Kill Them”]( [Sergeant “Smokey” Smith VC: “I Don’t Take Prisoners, I’m Paid to Kill Them”]( If you ask any combat infantryman, you will hear that there are men who make their life easy in garrison and men who make their… [Read more »]( [Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics]( [Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics]( The grandson of slaves, he got a college degree and became an international legend. Despite being sickly, he set athletic records that took decades to… [Read more »]( [VC: The WWI Hero Who Charged The Enemy Trenches, Captured 6 Machine Guns and 100 Infantry]( [VC: The WWI Hero Who Charged The Enemy Trenches, Captured 6 Machine Guns and 100 Infantry]( Horace Augustus Curtis wasn’t supposed to be a war hero. He was supposed to be a nobody who lived and died in relative poverty in… [Read more »]( [THE PERKINS IDENTIFICATION ALBUMS Volume 1 – Review By Mark Barnes]( [THE PERKINS IDENTIFICATION ALBUMS Volume 1 – Review By Mark Barnes]( Back when I started reviewing books for WHO I allowed myself the indulgence of seeking out naval photo archive books to feature on this page.… [Read more »]( [A Brief History of the Holocaust: Japan and the Jews]( [A Brief History of the Holocaust: Japan and the Jews]( You might be thinking that during the Second World War, Europe was the region where there were most Jewish people. A lot of people don’t… [Read more »]( [Beutepanzer, How Nazi Germany Relied on Captured Military Vehicles To Continue The Fight]( [Beutepanzer, How Nazi Germany Relied on Captured Military Vehicles To Continue The Fight]( The Germans during WWII were known for their engineering craftsmanship, but a less known fact is that they were very resourceful in times of need,… [Read more »]( Timera, 901 N. Pitt St., Suite 325, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, United States You may [unsubscribe]( or [change your contact details]( at any time. [Powered by:](