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View this email [online]( if it doesn't display correctly Join the Conversation! On our own community forum you can engage in conversation with fellow readers, react to our articles and share your experiences. [War History Online Forum]( Top stories of today [The First Night-Fighters – A Terrifying Part Of The Air War In World War One]( [The First Night-Fighters – A Terrifying Part Of The Air War In World War One]( Fighting between planes began in daylight which allowed pilots and gunners to see what was going on so they could target their prey and see… [Read more »]( [The Rapid Rise of Naval Air Power Over Two World Wars]( [The Rapid Rise of Naval Air Power Over Two World Wars]( An aircraft carrier and its complement of planes is perhaps the most powerful military formation in the modern world. With it, a nation can reach… [Read more »]( [The Doolittle Raid – American Planes Take Revenge For Pearl Harbor]( [The Doolittle Raid – American Planes Take Revenge For Pearl Harbor]( The Doolittle raid is one of the most famous air attacks of WWII. The first American attack on the Japanese Home Islands, it was achieved… [Read more »]( [Silent Service – Veteran shares story of service aboard nuclear submarine during the Cold War]( [Silent Service – Veteran shares story of service aboard nuclear submarine during the Cold War]( 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… [Read more »]( [Two Invasions of Belgium By Germany in Two World Wars: 1914 and 1940]( [Two Invasions of Belgium By Germany in Two World Wars: 1914 and 1940]( In both World Wars, the fighting in the West began with a German invasion of Belgium. 1914: Why German strategy in the late 19th and… [Read more »]( [The Desperate Measures Hitler Took to Avoid Losing WWII]( [The Desperate Measures Hitler Took to Avoid Losing WWII]( In the summer of 1944, Adolf Hitler’s monstrous dream of an eternal empire began to collapse. Five years after his invasion of Poland had plunged… [Read more »]( [Join The Conversation]( Timera, 901 N. Pitt St., Suite 325, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, United States You may [unsubscribe]( or [change your contact details]( at any time. [Powered by:](