Wilson History & Research Center

10/16/2023

Wilson History and Research Center Publication: The American, The Life, Times, and War of Basil Antonelli is now available in Paperback.

The American: The Life, Times, and War of Basil Antonelli

10/02/2019

Not actually as unusual as it seems. Paul Sack can attest.

Craig Gottlieb's strange case for “preserving” fascist artifacts.

06/20/2019

Any WHRC fans out there specialize in US Army Jackets? WWII era and would be willing to help out a historian working on an important project?

10/24/2018

https://web.archive.org/web/20120530100500/http://www.militaryheadgear.com:80/

The Wilson History & Research Center is an online museum dedicated to acquiring and authenticating every model of military headgear used in the 20th Century.

10/24/2018

Greetings WHRC Fans and Former Staff, a journalist is interested in learning more about what happened to our collection and Militaryheadgear.com. If you are interested in sharing tales of the Helmet History life let me know and I will forward his information.

-Dan

02/12/2016

I am proud to say, that our founder, the belated Robert Wilson, was recognized by the Normandy Tank Museum with a memorial, for his contributions to the advancement of WWII history.

For a photograph of Robby's memorial at the Museum's A10 Airfield, see below.

04/02/2015

For all you Hat Related History People.

The baseball cap is ubiquitous but not anonymous; with a tilt of its bill or a curve of its brim, it conveys a point of view.

11/11/2013

Like the soldiers who fought in World War II, most of the men and women who served in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War in the ’60s...

05/17/2013

Hey Buddy, nice hat!

I should not have been surprised by the road sign—the green and white aluminum slab that hung across the highway and read Lahore: 30km. I knew we were close to Pakistan, but the fields of wheat tha...

04/24/2013

The website may be down, but damned if I wont keep posting stories of military uniforms and weaponry when I see them.

They have been standard issue since the days of Peter the Great. But, finally, portyanki have reached the end of the road

01/25/2013

A remarkable catalogue detailing top-secret designs for James Bond-esque gadgets used by British soldiers during the Second World War is to go up for auction.

12/07/2012

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/wwii-war-paint-how-bomber-jacket-art-emboldened-our-boys/