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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 [The US Aircraft Carriers That Helped Win the War in the Pacific]( [The US Aircraft Carriers That Helped Win the War in the Pacific]( USS Bunker Hill was hit by two Japanese Zeroes which were carrying bombs. The explosions killed 390 crewmen. The Essex-class aircraft carrier was the most produced… [Read more »]( [How was Jefferson Davis a Union General and The Confederate President?]( [How was Jefferson Davis a Union General and The Confederate President?]( Davis appeared a short while later with a pistol and shot General Nelson in the chest. Nelson died half an hour later. One Union general… [Read more »]( [The Mystery of the Sinking of the USS Scorpion]( [The Mystery of the Sinking of the USS Scorpion]( Some have speculated that the Russian Submarine K-129 was sunk by a US submarine, and that the sinking of Scorpion was done in retaliation for… [Read more »]( [Paul Woodadge: Filming the Battlefields of WWII]( [Paul Woodadge: Filming the Battlefields of WWII]( I am confident that the finished film will provide a rich experience that the WWII buff will appreciate and enjoy. As we progress into the… [Read more »]( [Four US Navy Seals Vs 200 Taliban Fighters: Marcus Luttrell – Lone Survivor]( [Four US Navy Seals Vs 200 Taliban Fighters: Marcus Luttrell – Lone Survivor]( About an hour later Shah fighters, the number of which was reportedly anywhere from 80-200 fighters, attacked the four Americans. Operation Red Wings became a… [Read more »]( [Churchill’s Catastrophe: The Disaster Before Gallipoli]( [Churchill’s Catastrophe: The Disaster Before Gallipoli]( On November 3, 1914, before the United Kingdom even officially declared war on the Ottomans, Churchill ordered bombardments to begin. The European Great Powers had… [Read more »]( [Britain’s Pearl Harbor: Japan Repeats Its Success of WWII]( [Britain’s Pearl Harbor: Japan Repeats Its Success of WWII]( The attacks were successful and both ships were sunk, with 424 British seamen killed and 1,120 men left in the water for many hours after… [Read more »]( [Big Ego, Love Him or Hate Him But MacArthur Lead From the Front in WWI]( [Big Ego, Love Him or Hate Him But MacArthur Lead From the Front in WWI]( American generals and forces were under tremendous pressure to show that their arrival in Europe was not just full of promise, but a real contribution.… [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:](