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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 [B-36 Peacemaker – Billion-dollar Blunder or Nuclear Deterrent?]( [B-36 Peacemaker – Billion-dollar Blunder or Nuclear Deterrent?]( The B-36 Peacemaker, a long-range bomber, never saw action in a war. However, it certainly caused a major political war to break out between the… [Read more »]( [Bradley Fighting Vehicle Will Get “Decisively Lethal” Replacement]( [Bradley Fighting Vehicle Will Get “Decisively Lethal” Replacement]( What does the future of combat look like on the ground? For the US Army, there is nothing that the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross… [Read more »]( [Pirate, Honorable War Hero, or Nazi Agent? – Count Felix von Luckner]( [Pirate, Honorable War Hero, or Nazi Agent? – Count Felix von Luckner]( During and after the First World War, Count Felix von Luckner gained legendary status for his ability to wage warfare without casualties, his honorable treatment… [Read more »]( [Niihau Incident at Pearl Harbor – Local Hawaiians Fought Downed Japanese Pilot and Sympathizers]( [Niihau Incident at Pearl Harbor – Local Hawaiians Fought Downed Japanese Pilot and Sympathizers]( Shigenori Nishikaichi knew his Zero was doomed once his fuel tank was hit by American fire. He had already successfully guarded a group of bombers… [Read more »]( [The “Peanut Special” – Grumman F4F Wildcat in Photos]( [The “Peanut Special” – Grumman F4F Wildcat in Photos]( Even though both the United States and Great Britain became fighter aircraft powerhouses by the late stages of World War II, the situation was quite… [Read more »]( [The Vietnam Tanker That Fought Off an Ambush with His Colt 45]( [The Vietnam Tanker That Fought Off an Ambush with His Colt 45]( Dwight Johnson came from the housing projects in Detroit and became a recipient of the Medal of Honor in Vietnam. Even more noteworthy is that… [Read more »]( [National WWI Museum and Memorial Commemorates the Centennial of the World War I Armistice with Special Events]( [National WWI Museum and Memorial Commemorates the Centennial of the World War I Armistice with Special Events]( Firing on the First World War’s Western Front ended on Nov. 11, 1918. This year marks 100 years since the stillness fell across the battlefields… [Read more »]( [How Germany Prepared for the Battle of the Bulge]( [How Germany Prepared for the Battle of the Bulge]( The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last great attempt to win the Second World War. In December 1944, as the Allies pressed in from… [Read more »]( [12 Impressive German Self-Propelled Guns of WW2]( [12 Impressive German Self-Propelled Guns of WW2]( Self-propelled guns played an important part in the Second World War, making heavy firepower mobile more cheaply than tanks did. Here are some of the… [Read more »]( [Conqueror’s Blade Launches Siege Tests]( [Conqueror’s Blade Launches Siege Tests]( Medieval Warlord MMO Catapults into First Testing Phases Global publisher My.com and developer Booming Games are excited to reveal the next step for their medieval… [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:](