Discover the intriguing stories that shape the history of war with War History Online. Brush up on military history and read about the past and present of global and regional conflicts.

Welcome to War History Online’s World War II category, where we delve into the monumental conflict that shaped the course of the 20th century. Here, we explore the causes, major battles, and enduring ...

Ghost Car: In the early 1990s, a former Danish special forces soldier felt a calling from God to go to Bosnia and provide humanitarian aid during the Bosnian War. With the help of the US Army, he was ...

The end of the mighty Han Dynasty was marked by one of Chinese history’s most significant turning points – the Battle of Red Cliffs, or battle of Chibi. The aftermath of the Red Cliffs battle laid the ...

Since the birth of the USA on July 4, 1776 with the Declaration of Independence, the country has been at war for 93% of its existence. It all started with the American War of Independence from 1775 to ...

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 ...

A convoy of Royal Marine Commandos makes its way through the Afghan countryside. (Photo Credit: Royal Navy / Getty Images) During the War in Afghanistan, British intelligence discovered an opium ...

The Vietnam War was infamous for the guerrilla warfare the American forces were largely unprepared for. The Viet Cong were on home turf and used this to their advantage when it came to creating and ...

The job of an anti-aircraft gun is surprisingly demanding. It must be able to destroy or deter a fast-moving target by aiming not where it is, but where it will eventually be, depending on many ...

Symbols during wartime are important and, more than that, they are powerful. Winston Churchill famously used the “V for Victory” symbol during World War II, which was adopted by the United Kingdom as ...

Under the leadership of Adolph Hitler, Germany invaded over twenty countries in Europe and Africa. The reasons for these invasions varied from country to country, as shown by these examples. The ...

Beginning in 1962 and continuing until ’71, the US military, under the approval of President John F. Kennedy, sprayed well over 19 million gallons of herbicide and defoliants across more than five ...