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WAR HISTORY ONLINE Top stories of today [Born to Fight – The Only Non-Commonwealth Recipient of the Victoria Cross]( [Born to Fight – The Only Non-Commonwealth Recipient of the Victoria Cross]( People say that some men were born at the right time in history for their gallantry to shine. For Dane Anders Lassen, WWII was his… [Read more »]( [The Mighty Challenger – Britain Responds To The Sherman Firefly Tank]( [The Mighty Challenger – Britain Responds To The Sherman Firefly Tank]( Part of the extensive preparations for D-Day was the necessary upgrade of weapons. The Germans firmly held a foothold in Europe thanks to their superior… [Read more »]( [Terrible Punishments, Desperate Men – Desertion in the American Civil War]( [Terrible Punishments, Desperate Men – Desertion in the American Civil War]( It is the American Civil War. You have been walking hundreds – perhaps thousands of miles – in tattered clothes and worn out shoes. You… [Read more »]( [A Soldier’s Noble Quest to Return a War Medal to its Rightful Owner]( [A Soldier’s Noble Quest to Return a War Medal to its Rightful Owner]( This is the story of how a young soldier’s passion for collecting antiques led to a quest to reunite lost war medals with their owners… [Read more »]( [Returning Home At Last – January Burial Of A Missing Army Major]( [Returning Home At Last – January Burial Of A Missing Army Major]( The Department of Defence POW/MLA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced recently that the remains of a serviceman, Army Maj. Jack D. Griffiths, 31, of San Diego,… [Read more »]( [This Highly-Decorated American Hero Was Nearly Awarded A Third Medal of Honor]( [This Highly-Decorated American Hero Was Nearly Awarded A Third Medal of Honor]( The Medal of Honor is America’s greatest military award for acts of valor. Nineteen people have received it twice. However, one man was about to… [Read more »]( [The Unknown Soldiers of the Korean War – Innovative Technology Allows Identification]( [The Unknown Soldiers of the Korean War – Innovative Technology Allows Identification]( Another American soldier who lost his life in the Korean War has been identified and will be returned to his homeland for a funeral with… [Read more »]( [Honored on her 100th Birthday – Pilot Who flew Spitfires and Bombers in WW2]( [Honored on her 100th Birthday – Pilot Who flew Spitfires and Bombers in WW2]( Mary Ellis is one of the last surviving Air Transport Auxiliary pilots. She was surprised by a party in her honor at the Sandown Airport… [Read more »]( [State of Emergency – Citizens Evacuated as 500lb WW2 Bomb discovered in Greece]( [State of Emergency – Citizens Evacuated as 500lb WW2 Bomb discovered in Greece]( 70,000 people in the Greek city of Thessaloniki were evacuated to allow experts to defuse a WWII-era bomb. The bomb was discovered by an excavation… [Read more »]( [The First Medal of Honor Recipient of WW2 Stood His Ground at Pearl Harbor]( [The First Medal of Honor Recipient of WW2 Stood His Ground at Pearl Harbor]( It is fitting in a war which would require inexplicable gallantry to win that it would begin with actions worthy of the nation’s highest military… [Read more »]( [Battle of WWI merchant raiders: HMS Alcantara v SMS Greif]( [Battle of WWI merchant raiders: HMS Alcantara v SMS Greif]( On February 27, 1916, the Norwegian cargo ship Rena steamed out of Cuxhaven on Germany’s North Sea coast. In peacetime, this would not have been… [Read more »]( [Battlefield Research on the Eastern Front – Amazing Metal Detector Finds – Relics of the Waffen-SS]( [Battlefield Research on the Eastern Front – Amazing Metal Detector Finds – Relics of the Waffen-SS]( At the end of WWII in 1945, being a Waffen-SS soldier was dangerous. Unlike Germany’s other armed forces, this branch was under the direct… [Read more »]( 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:](