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View this email [online]( if it doesn't display correctly Join the War History Online forum! On our very own forum you can engage in conversation with fellow readers, discuss the news, react to our articles and share your experiences. [Click to join our forum!]( Top stories of today [Sparta’s Hoplite Warriors: The Most Influential Ancient Military Force]( [Sparta’s Hoplite Warriors: The Most Influential Ancient Military Force]( Today, many individuals connect Sparta with a few movies and then dismiss the influential historical city as something of little importance. However, Sparta’s strict military… [Read more »]( [The Tragic Tale of Hajime Fujii – A Kamikaze Fighter Who Crashed Into And Sunk The USS Drexler]( [The Tragic Tale of Hajime Fujii – A Kamikaze Fighter Who Crashed Into And Sunk The USS Drexler]( This is an odd story that involves a flight instructor, his family, and a single-minded request. The whole thing was so strange, in fact, that… [Read more »]( [Dodging five, point-bank rounds from a tank, Charles Coolidge awarded the Medal of Honor]( [Dodging five, point-bank rounds from a tank, Charles Coolidge awarded the Medal of Honor]( Fear and self-preservation are common human instincts likely found on any battlefield throughout history. Then, there are men like Charles Coolidge. In 1944, this young… [Read more »]( [The Truth Behind the Movie: The Hunt for the Red October]( [The Truth Behind the Movie: The Hunt for the Red October]( The “Hunt for the Red October” was first written by a famous spy-genre novelist, Tom Clancy in 1984. In 1990, the book was turned into… [Read more »]( [Famed Cartoons Drawn At PoW Camp Set To Be Unveiled At History Event]( [Famed Cartoons Drawn At PoW Camp Set To Be Unveiled At History Event]( For the first time, interesting and evoking cartoons are to be shown to the public. They are said to have been drawn by an unknown… [Read more »]( [The Australian Hero Who Helped Save Britain]( [The Australian Hero Who Helped Save Britain]( In June of 2016 the book, A Spitfire Pilot’s Story: Pat Hughes: Battle of Britain Top Gun went on sale. It was written by Dennis… [Read more »]( [This Man Sent a Threatening Letter to Hitler in 1941 – He Died in a Concentration Camp]( [This Man Sent a Threatening Letter to Hitler in 1941 – He Died in a Concentration Camp]( In March 1941, The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was in a dire position. Hitler was insisting that the country join the Tripartite Pact, as it served… [Read more »]( [Bad Leadership, Old Tactics, and Modern Hardware Cause Carnage on the Eastern Front in WWI]( [Bad Leadership, Old Tactics, and Modern Hardware Cause Carnage on the Eastern Front in WWI]( The Brusilov offensive was Russia’s greatest military triumph of World War One, but also the scene of one of that nation’s most misguided and disastrous… [Read more »]( [Polish Company Selling “Hitler” Socks]( [Polish Company Selling “Hitler” Socks]( The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial & Museum has blasted a Polish company for selling socks with the image of Adolf Hitler on them. The Museum posted an… [Read more »]( [Join Our Forum!]( 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:](