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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 [Did You Know Houdini Taught US Soldiers How to Survive a Torpedoed Ship]( [Did You Know Houdini Taught US Soldiers How to Survive a Torpedoed Ship]( “My heart is in this work, for it is not a question of “Will we lose.” We must win, and that is all there is… [Read more »]( [Vietnam Vermin: The Story of the Tunnel Rats]( [Vietnam Vermin: The Story of the Tunnel Rats]( The Americans and Australians were continuously plagued with small scale surprise attacks by the Viet Cong as they advanced deep into the woods. When the… [Read more »]( [K Rations Included Chewing Gum for Several Reasons]( [K Rations Included Chewing Gum for Several Reasons]( As most military rations are barely discernible as food, the addition of the gum provided a highly desirable element of flavor. An army marches on… [Read more »]( [Who Was The First Black Soldier to Receive the Victoria Cross?]( [Who Was The First Black Soldier to Receive the Victoria Cross?]( White officers leading non-white men made particularly tempting targets for snipers, as the British Indian Army would discover in the First World War. In 1866—only… [Read more »]( [Guns of Navarone: How Effective was Coastal Artillery in WWII?]( [Guns of Navarone: How Effective was Coastal Artillery in WWII?]( Total Axis losses to the British guns consisted of four transport ships, and one submarine which was damaged and then scuttled by her crew. Most… [Read more »]( [150 British Soldiers Against 4000 Zulus: The Defence of Rorke’s Drift]( [150 British Soldiers Against 4000 Zulus: The Defence of Rorke’s Drift]( 11 Victoria Crosses and Four Distinguished Conduct Medals were awarded in this most epic of battles. Eleven Victoria Crosses, the highest and most prestigious medal… [Read more »]( [What if Britain had Lost the Battle Above its Skies in WWII?]( [What if Britain had Lost the Battle Above its Skies in WWII?]( The most likely result of German victory and the success of Operation Sea Lion would have been a new government in the UK. During the… [Read more »]( [Foo Fighters: WWII ‘UFOs’ Seen by Airman Still Unexplained]( [Foo Fighters: WWII ‘UFOs’ Seen by Airman Still Unexplained]( Some researchers became more convinced that the foo fighters had then simply been hallucinations. The name “foo fighters” has become synonymous with Dave Grohl’s rock… [Read more »]( [Train Hard and Fight Easy: The Cost of Military Perfection.]( [Train Hard and Fight Easy: The Cost of Military Perfection.]( According to UK Ministry of Defence figures, 143 UK Armed Forces deaths have occurred while on training or exercise between January 1, 2000 and August… [Read more »]( [From Biplane to Hurricane: The Slip-Wing experiment]( [From Biplane to Hurricane: The Slip-Wing experiment]( The aircraft took off as a bi-plane, flew out over the sea with an RAF Hudson flying escort, jettisoned the upper wing, and returned to… [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:](