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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 Evolution of Vietnam War Weaponry]( [The Evolution of Vietnam War Weaponry]( The Vietnam War ran for two decades from 1955 to 1975 and was fought by the ideologically opposed South (anti-Communist) and North (Communist) Vietnamese states.… [Read more »]( [Going off Half-Cocked: The Invention Of The Flintlock Musket]( [Going off Half-Cocked: The Invention Of The Flintlock Musket]( The flintlock mechanism not only changed how soldiers fought on the battlefield, it also changed how firearms were made. This allowed a far greater variety… [Read more »]( [The Master Nazi Interrogator who Used Country Walks & Home Baked Cakes!]( [The Master Nazi Interrogator who Used Country Walks & Home Baked Cakes!]( A prisoner once quipped Hanns Scharff “could get a confession of infidelity from a Nun.” His wife’s freshly baked pastries and cookies, and pleasant strolls… [Read more »]( [The New Zealand War Memorials That Contain Incorrect Names]( [The New Zealand War Memorials That Contain Incorrect Names]( In total, 16,697 New Zealand soldiers lost their lives during the First World War, and a great many of them have never been found or… [Read more »]( [With 1,600 Planes & 17,000 Troops: One of the Largest Airborne Operations Ever]( [With 1,600 Planes & 17,000 Troops: One of the Largest Airborne Operations Ever]( They had difficulty rallying due to poor visibility, and came under heavy small-arms fire, artillery fire, and mortars. The Second World War was going well… [Read more »]( [Hood’s Texas Brigade: The Elite Confederate Shock Troops]( [Hood’s Texas Brigade: The Elite Confederate Shock Troops]( Hood led his brigade in a fast and aggressive attack that broke through the Union center, throwing the entire Northern army into disarray. On the… [Read more »]( [The Mysterious Disappearance Of US Navy Flight 19]( [The Mysterious Disappearance Of US Navy Flight 19]( In countless books about unsolved mysteries, the so-called Bermuda Triangle, or the Devil’s Triangle as it is sometimes known, usually features prominently. The concept of… [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:](