Heavy memories – Veteran served aboard battleship USS Washington during several WWII campaigns
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families…
Mayaguez Incident, The Last Battle of the Vietnam War, 3 Marines Were Left Behind And Executed
When a violent Khmer Rouge regime under the leadership of Pol Pot overthrew the Khmer Republic government, backed by the US, Cambodia was in the…
When A Chinese Submarine Appeared In The Middle Of An American Carrier Battle Group
On 11th November 2006, the Commander of the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet at the time, Gary Roughead, made a historic visit to China in a…
Mayaguez Incident, The Last Battle of the Vietnam War, But Three Marines Were Left Behind And Executed
When a violent Khmer Rouge regime under the leadership of Pol Pot overthrew the Khmer Republic government, backed by the US, Cambodia was in the…
Already Wounded from his Gallant Action, Cpl Richard Bush Hugged a Grenade On Okinawa to Save His Marines
For many Marines, the cries for “Doc” on the battlefield signal the end of their time in combat. If the doc can patch them up…
Invading Okinawa, The Biggest Amphibious Invasion In The Pacific
Codenamed Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theatre of the Second World War which started on April…
This Sinister Revisionist In Japan Is Trying To Sanitize The Heartbreaking History Of Okinawa’s WWII Forced Suicides
A recent nationalist movement in Japan seems to be trying to sanitize the history of Japan during World War II, much to the concern of…
Mayaguez Incident, The Last Battle of the Vietnam War, But Three Marines Were Left Behind And Executed
When a violent Khmer Rouge regime under the leadership of Pol Pot overthrew the Khmer Republic government, backed by the US, Cambodia was in the…
When A Chinese Submarine Appeared In The Middle Of An American Carrier Battle Group
On 11th November 2006, the Commander of the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet at the time, Gary Roughead, made a historic visit to China in a…
Invading Okinawa, The Biggest Amphibious Invasion In The Pacific
Codenamed Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theatre of the Second World War which started on April…
Mayaguez Incident, The Last Battle of the Vietnam War, 3 Marines Were Left Behind And Executed
When a violent Khmer Rouge regime under the leadership of Pol Pot overthrew the Khmer Republic government, backed by the US, Cambodia was in the…
Operation Iceberg – The Largest Amphibious Invasion In The Pacific, And The Fight For Okinawa
In Spring 1945, Allied forces were advancing on Japan, and Allied planes were able to bombard her cities. Okinawa, a 70-mile long island 350 miles from…