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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 Berlin Wall Tunnel Escape That was Funded by NBC News!]( [The Berlin Wall Tunnel Escape That was Funded by NBC News!]( News cameras at the ready, the East German refugees began to appear. One woman wore a Dior dress so that she could look her best… [Read more »]( [The WWI Global Cholera Pandemic That was Unlocked 100 Years Later]( [The WWI Global Cholera Pandemic That was Unlocked 100 Years Later]( During the trench fighting in the First World War, the world experienced a global cholera pandemic, now known as the sixth pandemic. Professor Nick Thomson,… [Read more »]( [Part 3: Top 30 Greatest War Books of All Time]( [Part 3: Top 30 Greatest War Books of All Time]( With all the devastating effects of war and the deep scars it leaves on the pages of our history, one can easily agree with the… [Read more »]( [Max Schmeling: Nazi Poster Boy or Good Guy?]( [Max Schmeling: Nazi Poster Boy or Good Guy?]( Max was ordered to the Fallschirmjäger. That was no accident. Goebbels and Hitler both wanted Schmeling to “die a hero’s death” Max Schmeling. Boxer. Nazi… [Read more »]( [Insane Bravery: The Men Who Were Awarded the Victoria Cross Twice]( [Insane Bravery: The Men Who Were Awarded the Victoria Cross Twice]( With about 40 Boers pumping out their ammunition at any foe in sight, going to the man’s aid would be a brush with death. The… [Read more »]( [New HBO Mini-Series: Peter Jackson to Bring Dambusters to the Screen]( [New HBO Mini-Series: Peter Jackson to Bring Dambusters to the Screen]( Since the operation undoubtedly makes for a good story, it should be no surprise that the Dambusters exploits were made into a movie in 1955.… [Read more »]( [Dustoff: Medical Evacuation During the Vietnam War]( [Dustoff: Medical Evacuation During the Vietnam War]( During those very risky moments, the medic and crew chief would jump into the fire and load casualties into the helicopter with the assistance of… [Read more »]( [The Truth Behind the “Faked” Footage of the Battle of the Somme]( [The Truth Behind the “Faked” Footage of the Battle of the Somme]( The only scenes in The Battle of the Somme that are entirely faked are those which would have likely been missed due to the technology… [Read more »]( [The Spook of St-Trond: Germany’s Night-Fighter Pilot Ace]( [The Spook of St-Trond: Germany’s Night-Fighter Pilot Ace]( On October 9, the German pilot ace scored his 30th victory. Two months later he increased this count to 40 aircraft, setting a personal record… [Read more »]( [The Female Spy who was Feared by the Gestapo in WWII]( [The Female Spy who was Feared by the Gestapo in WWII]( While hunting snipe in Turkey, she accidentally shot herself in the left foot at point-blank range with a 12 gauge shotgun. Virginia Hall was known… [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:](