The Tank Museum chose to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day in a special way – by taking a Churchill Mark III back to its ...

After months of fundraising, The Tank Museum has officially reached its monetary target to restore its M47 Patton. Thanks to ...

This Sunday (May 18), and for the fifth consecutive year, our partners over at the strategic naval action game World of Warships are organizing The Longest Night of Museums, a multi-hour live-streamed ...

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 ...

It’s been 80 years since the tiny island of Guernsey was released from German occupation. Its annual Liberation Day parade ...

Oliver Stone on the set of Platoon, 1986. (Photo Credit: Kupca / MovieStillsDB) Kicking off our list of celebrities who served in the Vietnam War is director Oliver Stone, who released three films ...

Under the direct control of Frederick William I during his reign was a military regiment filled with giant soldiers. Officially they were called “The Grand Grenadiers of Potsdam,” but they would ...

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 ...

It has become an accepted historical fact that the South could not have won the American Civil War. The North’s advantages in finance, population, railroads, manufacturing, technology, and naval ...

Sam White was a dyed-in-the-wool Civil War fanatic. He was never happier than when he was searching for Civil War relics or restoring those that he had found. Sadly, 12 years ago in February 2008, his ...

R-14 was an R-class submarine, a type used by the US Navy from 1918 until the end of WWII. Work on this new type of submarine began soon after the US entered WWI in early 1917. 27 were built in total, ...