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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 Times They Are A Changin’ Drugs, Music, & The Vietnam War]( [The Times They Are A Changin’ Drugs, Music, & The Vietnam War]( The year that peace and love were being celebrated at the first Woodstock festival, 11,000 soldiers were killed in the Vietnam War. The widespread use… [Read more »]( [The Führer’s Crimes: Hitler was a Tax Evader]( [The Führer’s Crimes: Hitler was a Tax Evader]( Tax evasion was not, by any stretch of the imagination, one of Hitler’s biggest crimes. But for such a despicable man, every single act of… [Read more »]( [Catch-22 Movie Remake is Just The Gritty War Comedy We Need]( [Catch-22 Movie Remake is Just The Gritty War Comedy We Need]( Clooney said that he initially opposed the proposition of adapting the novel into a miniseries as he “didn’t want to get into the middle of… [Read more »]( [Insect Infantry: Bee Bombs, Scorpion Grenades & Cyber Bugs]( [Insect Infantry: Bee Bombs, Scorpion Grenades & Cyber Bugs]( The Japanese used special bombs filled with infected fleas and dropped them over Chinese territories. If you say “army” or “weapons,” most people think of… [Read more »]( [When 500 Knights Defeated 40,000 Soldiers From the Ottoman Empire: The Siege of Malta]( [When 500 Knights Defeated 40,000 Soldiers From the Ottoman Empire: The Siege of Malta]( The assault on the fort failed as defenders used chain shot to destroy the Ottoman siege tower and other siege weapons. Voltaire once said “Nothing… [Read more »]( [The Desert Fox Rises to Glory in WWI: How Rommel Earned the Blue Max]( [The Desert Fox Rises to Glory in WWI: How Rommel Earned the Blue Max]( Rommel led this attack from the front. He and his men took the town in an hour, personally leading the capture of two houses which… [Read more »]( [The Lumber Jills Who Provided Britain’s Timber in WWII]( [The Lumber Jills Who Provided Britain’s Timber in WWII]( While Lumber Jills received better compensation than their counterparts in the Women’s Land Army, it was not possible for them to quit after starting. The… [Read more »]( [D-Day: 75 Years on – An Aircraft Armada]( [D-Day: 75 Years on – An Aircraft Armada]( Can you imagine it? Over 30 Dakotas in formation taking off from historic Duxford airfield, escorted by WWII fighters? What images do you conjure up… [Read more »]( [Basket Case, Strafe & Cooties: WWI Slang Still in Use Today]( [Basket Case, Strafe & Cooties: WWI Slang Still in Use Today]( “Shrapnel” is a term that did not originate in WWI, but which was certainly popularized by the war. For better or worse, the First World… [Read more »]( [Hamburger Hill – Movie Mistakes]( [Hamburger Hill – Movie Mistakes]( The Battle of Hamburger Hill was an infantry operation, there was no need for heavy vehicles in the movie. With simpler organization, there’s less room… [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:](