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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 [MacArthur/Halsey Masterpiece in the Pacific – Operation Cartwheel]( [MacArthur/Halsey Masterpiece in the Pacific – Operation Cartwheel]( Within the first few months of Japan entering WWII, the country had spread its influence over the Pacific. It had successfully invaded many of the… [Read more »]( [Total Victory Lost – Why the South Lost Civil War at Chancellorsville not Gettysburg]( [Total Victory Lost – Why the South Lost Civil War at Chancellorsville not Gettysburg]( While Chancellorsville is often regarded as General Robert E. Lee’s greatest victory, many would be surprised to know that after the battle he remarked “We… [Read more »]( [Kipling’s Firearms: The Jezail and the Jingal]( [Kipling’s Firearms: The Jezail and the Jingal]( “A scrimmage in a Border Station A canter down some dark defile Two thousand pounds of education Drops to a ten-rupee jezail.” –“Arithmetic on the… [Read more »]( [Best Infantry Weapons of WW2]( [Best Infantry Weapons of WW2]( The most iconic and famous weapons of their time are not always the best or the most practical. However, this is a list of weapons… [Read more »]( [Keeping Out of Combat: How the Swiss Fought to be Neutral]( [Keeping Out of Combat: How the Swiss Fought to be Neutral]( There is no better example of a nation learning its political and military lessons the hard way than the process by which Switzerland adopted the… [Read more »]( [US Invasion of Grenada- Successes and Failures]( [US Invasion of Grenada- Successes and Failures]( The United States’ invasion of Grenada commenced in earnest on 25 October 1983, on the orders of President Ronald Reagan. The invading force was made… [Read more »]( [Royal Concerns: How The King Protected His Children During WWII]( [Royal Concerns: How The King Protected His Children During WWII]( While the life of a royal might be hard for many of us to imagine, we can nevertheless empathize with a father’s desire to protect… [Read more »]( [Worst Weapons of WWII – Luckily Some Were Never Used]( [Worst Weapons of WWII – Luckily Some Were Never Used]( Desperate times call for desperate measures, but sometimes soldiers were sent into battle with shockingly incompetent weaponry: either inherently seriously flawed, extremely outdated, insufficient for… [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:](