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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 [34 Brilliant Images of the VERY Effective M10 Tank Destroyer]( [34 Brilliant Images of the VERY Effective M10 Tank Destroyer]( While establishing its famous Tank Destroyer doctrine in 1941, the United States Armed Forces needed a standardized armored fighting vehicle which would lead the way… [Read more »]( [German U-Boats and Ending the “Filibuster” in Congress]( [German U-Boats and Ending the “Filibuster” in Congress]( When Woodrow Wilson put forth his proposal to arm American merchant vessels in February of 1917 his reasoning was simple and straightforward: the threat of… [Read more »]( [$4.5 million buys you a P51 Mustang & twenty, yes TWENTY Merlin engines!]( [$4.5 million buys you a P51 Mustang & twenty, yes TWENTY Merlin engines!]( This P-51D Mustang comes with the worlds largest inventory of Merlin engines and P-51 airframe parts. Approximtely 20 merlin engines and tons of Merlin spares… [Read more »]( [Vacuum of Power – Foundation of the Bosnian War]( [Vacuum of Power – Foundation of the Bosnian War]( When the Cold War came to an end in 1989, the Soviet Union collapsed. Most other Eastern European nations followed leading to general unrest and… [Read more »]( [Russian Double Agents – 3 Master Spies of the Cold War]( [Russian Double Agents – 3 Master Spies of the Cold War]( “Russian Double Agent” Those three words alone evoke images of shadowy organizations engaged in clandestine intelligence dealings in far-flung locations, straight out of an Ian… [Read more »]( [Witnessing Transitions – Army Enlisted Soldier Now a NG Warrant Officer]( [Witnessing Transitions – Army Enlisted Soldier Now a NG Warrant Officer]( 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 »]( [How Napoleon Consolidated an Empire]( [How Napoleon Consolidated an Empire]( Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign in 1796-7 helped end the French Revolutionary Wars for France, but they were considerably more successful in regards to what they… [Read more »]( [Mighty Eighth Vets: A Ball Turret Gunner & Navigator Roles in the City of Savannah Restoration]( [Mighty Eighth Vets: A Ball Turret Gunner & Navigator Roles in the City of Savannah Restoration]( Hundreds of men and women have contributed to the restoration of the B-17 City of Savannah at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air… [Read more »]( [Nigerian Civil War – The Ashes Linger]( [Nigerian Civil War – The Ashes Linger]( Hostilities in the Nigerian civil war commenced on the 6th day of June 1967; it is one of the sourest conflicts ever to (dis)grace the… [Read more »]( [“Not Many But Much” – Foreign Pilots in the Battle of Britain, There Were More Than We Realize]( [“Not Many But Much” – Foreign Pilots in the Battle of Britain, There Were More Than We Realize]( “Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.” This famous statement, from a speech by… [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:](