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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 [El Cid: The Iconic Warrior who Inspired a 1960s Hollywood Movie]( [El Cid: The Iconic Warrior who Inspired a 1960s Hollywood Movie]( Everyone fought against everyone else. It wasn’t just Moors against Christians, as is often assumed, but Christian against Christian and Moor against Moor. The figure… [Read more »]( [Britain’s Quest For a Death-Ray That Could Kill a Sheep at 100 Yards!]( [Britain’s Quest For a Death-Ray That Could Kill a Sheep at 100 Yards!]( The Ministry offered £1000 pounds – a decent sum in the 1930s – to anyone who could invent a beam that could kill a sheep… [Read more »]( [The Home Guard: The Real Story Behind Britain’s WWII Dad’s Army]( [The Home Guard: The Real Story Behind Britain’s WWII Dad’s Army]( Over the course of the war, the Home Guard would gradually become a better equipped and better-trained army of 1.7 million men. The image of… [Read more »]( [A Controversial Decision About Lee & Jackson Statues in Charlottesville]( [A Controversial Decision About Lee & Jackson Statues in Charlottesville]( Judge Richard Moore in Charlottesville, Virginia has ruled that statues of Lee and Jackson are war memorials and cannot be moved. This was after a… [Read more »]( [Agent Orange Update: New US Legislation is Good News for Vietnam Vets]( [Agent Orange Update: New US Legislation is Good News for Vietnam Vets]( During the war in Vietnam, up to four million Vietnamese were exposed to Agent Orange with the country’s government claiming that up to three million… [Read more »]( [The Cavalry who Charged The Russians With Grenades & Swords]( [The Cavalry who Charged The Russians With Grenades & Swords]( In addition to their sabers, they also carried a more modern armament: hand grenades. Also, the regiment had a squadron with machine guns. From the… [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:](