BAT 2023

Before the daggers came out on March 15, 44 BC, Julius Caesar pulled off one of the most audacious battlefield gambits the ancient world had ever seen, and he did it outnumbered, surrounded, and with no way out. Everyone knows how Caesar died. Fewer people know what he actually built before it all fell apart. […]

The majority likely know World of Warships for being the action-packed naval arm of Wargaming’s multiplayer game series, but few know it does much outside of the gaming sphere. Last year, it teamed up with the veterans’ charity FORCE BLUE to retell the story of D-Day in Frog Fathers: Lessons From The Normandy Surf, an […]

In the annals of World War II deception, few names are as polarizing as Jasper Maskelyne. A 37-year-old stage magician from a legendary dynasty of British illusionists, Maskelyne joined the Royal Engineers in 1940. By 1941, he was in North Africa, claiming to use “the art of the stage” to defeat Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. […]

Earlier this year, World of Warships launched the Naval Museum Atlas, an interactive platform aimed at helping naval history enthusiasts plan trips to maritime museums across the world. Among those promoted on the website are various American museum ships, and to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the country’s independence, World of Warships has produced a […]

March 3, 2026, arrives just days after the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was marked at the United Nations, a reminder that borders and security guarantees in Eastern Europe are still painfully live questions. On March 03, 1918, Bolshevik Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk—an emergency “peace” that yanked Russia out of […]

War History Online guest writer Geoff Moore has been investigating Lord Horatio Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory. The 104-gun vessel is currently under a 10-year repair program at HMNB Portsmouth, in the United Kingdom. Moore had the opportunity to question one of the senior conservators, Deputy Project Director Patti Pierazzo, about how work is progressing and […]

In the summer of 1941, during the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa, German tank crews encountered a battlefield “ghost” that shattered their belief in Panzer superiority: the Soviet T-34. On paper, the T-34 was a masterpiece of military engineering. Its 76.2mm gun could penetrate a Panzer III at 1,000 meters, while its revolutionary sloped armor […]

It sounds like something dreamed up on a napkin during a long winter night, but it was very real. In the middle of World War II, Allied engineers seriously considered building giant aircraft carriers out of ice and wood pulp. Not steel. Not concrete. Ice. The idea came from a very real problem. German U-boats […]

Conservation work stopped when engineers at the Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset, United Kingdom, discovered a live bullet that had lain undisturbed for over 80 years. Workshop staff were surprised to discover the ordinance when a panel was removed inside a World War II-era tank during routine maintenance. Photo Credit: Geni / Wikimedia Commons CC […]

When Christopher Nolan announced his upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey, the film world buzzed with the anticipation of a return to grand myth and legend. However, Homer’s ancient tale of deception, intelligence, and survival is far more than a historical spectacle. In an era defined by cyber warfare, advanced spyware, and covert digital attacks, Christopher […]

On March 5, 2026, Boston is doing what it does best: turning history into a live argument. Revolutionary-era sites downtown are back in full “walk it, don’t just read it” mode—including tours that revisit how the Boston Massacre was remembered and retold, right as the city marks the anniversary. And outside the Old State House, […]

Military aircraft are built for the front lines, but few ever achieve the legendary ‘survivor’ status of Bureau Number 2106. This specific Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber managed to live through the two most consequential days of the Pacific War. It was sitting on the tarmac during the Pearl Harbor attack and six months later, […]