An Actual Magician Who Wanted to Outsmart the Germans: The WWII Legend of Jasper Maskelyne
In the annals of World War II deception, few names are as polarizing as Jasper Maskelyne. A 37-year-old stage magician…
World of Warships Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary with Naval Museum Atlas Calendar
Earlier this year, World of Warships launched the Naval Museum Atlas, an interactive platform aimed at helping naval history enthusiasts…
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (1918): How Russia’s WWI Exit Still Shapes Eastern Europe
March 3, 2026, arrives just days after the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was marked at the…
INTERVIEW: HMS Victory and the ‘Big Repair’
War History Online guest writer Geoff Moore has been investigating Lord Horatio Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory. The 104-gun vessel is…
Why the German Army Refused to Use the “Superior” Captured T-34
In the summer of 1941, during the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa, German tank crews encountered a battlefield “ghost” that…
This WWII Arctic War Aircraft Carrier Plan Sounds Ridiculous—Until You Learn Why
It sounds like something dreamed up on a napkin during a long winter night, but it was very real. In…
From The Tank Museum: Wartime Bullet Discovered In Museum Tank
Conservation work stopped when engineers at the Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset, United Kingdom, discovered a live bullet that had…
The Trojan Horse Is in Your Pocket: How Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Predicts the End of Privacy
When Christopher Nolan announced his upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey, the film world buzzed with the anticipation of a return…
Boston Massacre: The 1770 “Viral” Moment That Lit the Fuse of Revolution
On March 5, 2026, Boston is doing what it does best: turning history into a live argument. Revolutionary-era sites downtown…
The Plane That Survived Pearl Harbor and Got Its Revenge at Midway
Military aircraft are built for the front lines, but few ever achieve the legendary ‘survivor’ status of Bureau Number 2106.…