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WAR HISTORY ONLINE Top stories of today [The History of Armored Trains And Why They Are Now A Thing Of The Past]( [The History of Armored Trains And Why They Are Now A Thing Of The Past]( Armored trains are a relic of the past by today’s standards but in the late 19th and early 20th century, these big steel-plated locomotives besieged… [Read more »]( [Bringing A German Panzer IV Back To Life (Watch)]( [Bringing A German Panzer IV Back To Life (Watch)]( The Panzerkampfwagen IV aka PzKpfw IV was a medium tank produced by the Germans in the late 1930s and used extensively during World War 2. This… [Read more »]( [Drone’s Eye View Of Top Gun Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger, On Its Way To Scrapyard]( [Drone’s Eye View Of Top Gun Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger, On Its Way To Scrapyard]( This is video footage shot using a drone that shows the USS Ranger on its way to be scrapped in Brownsville. This is very special… [Read more »]( [Medal of Honor – John R. Fox Sacrificed Himself by Deliberately Calling an Artillery Strike on his Own Position]( [Medal of Honor – John R. Fox Sacrificed Himself by Deliberately Calling an Artillery Strike on his Own Position]( John Robert Fox was an American soldier who was killed in action when he deliberately called artillery fire on his own position after his position… [Read more »]( [99-year-old survivor walks in Bataan Memorial Death March for the 10th time]( [99-year-old survivor walks in Bataan Memorial Death March for the 10th time]( WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. – The 75th anniversary of WWII’s infamous Bataan Death March was commemorated by 7,200 participants who gathered in the wee… [Read more »]( [Dame Vera Lynn, The “Forces’ Sweetheart” In World War Two, Celebrates 100th Birthday]( [Dame Vera Lynn, The “Forces’ Sweetheart” In World War Two, Celebrates 100th Birthday]( Vera Lynn, the darling of British servicemen during the Second World War with her morale-boosting songs, turned 100 on March 20. Known for the songs… [Read more »]( [Japan’s Onin War – A Vital Moment In The History Of Japan]( [Japan’s Onin War – A Vital Moment In The History Of Japan]( The Onin War was a vital moment in the history of Japan. It saw the collapse of central authority and the descent of the nation… [Read more »]( [Nine Reasons Why Hitler Believed That D-Day Was a Feint]( [Nine Reasons Why Hitler Believed That D-Day Was a Feint]( One of the most extraordinary things about the D-Day landings of 1944 was Hitler’s response. The German Fuhrer was utterly convinced the attack was a… [Read more »]( [10 Facts: The Duke of Wellington, Napoleon’s Arch-Enemy]( [10 Facts: The Duke of Wellington, Napoleon’s Arch-Enemy]( Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, was Napoleon’s most famous opponent. In 1808 he led the British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces that defeated the French… [Read more »]( [Life in Hitler’s Wartime Headquarters]( [Life in Hitler’s Wartime Headquarters]( During WWII, Adolf Hitler governed Germany from a series of specially prepared bases. Often located far from cities and the front lines, those places took… [Read more »]( [How the American Civil War Became a “Total War”]( [How the American Civil War Became a “Total War”]( The Civil War mobilized American resources on a scale only matched in WWII. It brought unparalleled destruction to many people. How did an initially restrained… [Read more »]( [Takayama Ukon: A Great Christian Samurai]( [Takayama Ukon: A Great Christian Samurai]( Christianity was not common in feudal Japan. As a foreign religion, it was embraced by a small minority of people including some samurai who were… [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:](