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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 [Ypres: The Last Post at the Menin Gate]( [Ypres: The Last Post at the Menin Gate]( Ieper, Ypres, or “Wipers” as it was nicknamed—I’ve been to the Belgian town dozens of times before. I can even remember my first visit here… [Read more »]( [Schindler’s List “Girl in the Red Coat” was Left Traumatized After Watching Herself in the Spielberg Movie]( [Schindler’s List “Girl in the Red Coat” was Left Traumatized After Watching Herself in the Spielberg Movie]( She was three years old at the time. And when she met Steven Spielberg for the first time, she had to promise him that she… [Read more »]( [No Artillery Support and a Casualty Rate of 75%: The Australians at Bullecourt WWI]( [No Artillery Support and a Casualty Rate of 75%: The Australians at Bullecourt WWI]( Gough ordered 12 British tanks to precede the Australian advance, but many of them were either hit by German artillery of simply broke down. In… [Read more »]( [A Concrete Response: Britain’s Answer to a German Invasion in WWII]( [A Concrete Response: Britain’s Answer to a German Invasion in WWII]( There are frequent cases of partially masked pillboxes, or others that were supplied with a fictitious roof to conceal it from aircraft. Fortified structures are… [Read more »]( [Remember The Alamo! The Truths And Myths Surrounding The Battle]( [Remember The Alamo! The Truths And Myths Surrounding The Battle]( “Remember the Alamo!” is perhaps one of the most famous battle cries in American history. It’s derived from the Battle of the Alamo in San… [Read more »]( [Just What IS the Point of a Military Band?]( [Just What IS the Point of a Military Band?]( In 1862, Congress passed a bill to increase the number of musicians recruited for military bands and soon it became normal for each regiment to… [Read more »]( [The Wreckage of the USS Bonhomme May Have Been Found]( [The Wreckage of the USS Bonhomme May Have Been Found]( Attempts to locate the ship have drained an estimated 200 million US dollars out of the coffers of various American explorers. USS Bonhomme Richard, a… [Read more »]( [Remembering the Sacrifices: National Vietnam War Veterans Day]( [Remembering the Sacrifices: National Vietnam War Veterans Day]( They braved the line of fire, threw themselves into harm’s way to save a comrade, and battled hour after hour, day after day, to protect… [Read more »]( [The Massacre of the Katyn Forest]( [The Massacre of the Katyn Forest]( In April 1943, German soldiers discovered the first of the mass graves in Katyn Forest. In 1939, the Germans and Soviets signed a non-aggression pact… [Read more »]( [When Six Canadians Were Awarded the Victoria Cross in a Single Battle in WWI]( [When Six Canadians Were Awarded the Victoria Cross in a Single Battle in WWI]( Fighting was often hand-to-hand and even took place underground in tunnels that had been dug in an abandoned chalk quarry. Last month, the Canadian War… [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:](