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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 [RAF Pilot Flew Through The Gap In London’s Tower Bridge at 400mph]( [RAF Pilot Flew Through The Gap In London’s Tower Bridge at 400mph]( April 5, 1968, was a day like any other for commuters in Central London; the sky was clear for a change, and spring was in… [Read more »]( [The Taiping Rebellion – When Christian Cultists Tried to Overthrow a Chinese Dynasty]( [The Taiping Rebellion – When Christian Cultists Tried to Overthrow a Chinese Dynasty]( What would you do if a young unemployed man approached you, told you he was Jesus Christ’s younger brother, and asked you to help him… [Read more »]( [Flame Fougasse The Highly Effective Anti-Tank & Anti-Everything Device]( [Flame Fougasse The Highly Effective Anti-Tank & Anti-Everything Device]( During the early stages of the Second World War, it began to look more and more likely that the Germans would stage a full-on invasion… [Read more »]( [We Use Everyday Slang That Started in WWI – You Are So Over The Top]( [We Use Everyday Slang That Started in WWI – You Are So Over The Top]( Are you off to Blighty? Do you want to skive off some unpleasant task? Do you think that blimps are just no bon? The English… [Read more »]( [Propaganda Of The American Civil War – Started Years Before The Outbreak]( [Propaganda Of The American Civil War – Started Years Before The Outbreak]( While it is commonly thought that the First World War was the first war in which war propaganda was widespread, propaganda goes back earlier than… [Read more »]( [The mysterious disappearance of a USAF C-54]( [The mysterious disappearance of a USAF C-54]( One of the largest ever instances of the disappearance of US military personnel happened not during wartime but in 1950 when a US Air Force… [Read more »]( [Fantastic News: RAF Seaplane Tender & Rescue Boat Renovated by Two Unlikely Partners]( [Fantastic News: RAF Seaplane Tender & Rescue Boat Renovated by Two Unlikely Partners]( Richard Kay and Baron Dibble are good friends and partners in the restoration of a Second World War sea rescue boat. Kay was injured while… [Read more »]( [The Other Side of the Iron Curtain: John Steinbeck & Robert Capa’s Trip to Russia in 1953]( [The Other Side of the Iron Curtain: John Steinbeck & Robert Capa’s Trip to Russia in 1953]( Steinbeck wrote of their shock as they gazed into the crumbling city of bricks with nothing left standing. In amongst the destruction, they saw movement.… [Read more »]( [Weald Foundation Bringing WWI Tanks to Militracks 2019]( [Weald Foundation Bringing WWI Tanks to Militracks 2019]( Weald Foundation are pleased to announce they will be presenting their WWI Collection of French Renault tanks at Militracks 2019 in Netherland. The event takes place… [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:](