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WAR HISTORY ONLINE Top stories of today [Top 4 Totally Effective Surprise Attacks in Military History]( [Top 4 Totally Effective Surprise Attacks in Military History]( Surprise attacks and ambushes can turn the tide of war. More often than not, the side that has the larger base of industry or manpower… [Read more »]( [Mantinea: Greeks Killing Each Other to Pave the Way for Philip’s Conquest]( [Mantinea: Greeks Killing Each Other to Pave the Way for Philip’s Conquest]( Philip of Macedon conquered the Greeks, most of us know that, but how did he do it? These mighty Greeks faced huge numbers of Persian… [Read more »]( [VC: Pilot Aaron, Hit In The Face & Slowly Bleeding To Death Helped His Crew Fly The Plane Home]( [VC: Pilot Aaron, Hit In The Face & Slowly Bleeding To Death Helped His Crew Fly The Plane Home]( Enlisting in the army is far from an easy decision, especially if your country is at war. The choice can be truly life-changing, and those… [Read more »]( [Five Hidden War Messages That Weren’t Found Until Much, Much Later]( [Five Hidden War Messages That Weren’t Found Until Much, Much Later]( Messages from the front lines of war or from soldiers currently fighting were, and still are, sent home on a regular basis. Some of these… [Read more »]( [Meet Chief Dog Sinbad, The Cheerful and Brave Coast Guard Mascot of WW2]( [Meet Chief Dog Sinbad, The Cheerful and Brave Coast Guard Mascot of WW2]( The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell steamed out from New York in the winter of 1937. Like most peacetime cutters, she was patrolling the American coast,… [Read more »]( [20 WWII Jeep Facts Every Jeep Owner Should Know]( [20 WWII Jeep Facts Every Jeep Owner Should Know]( World War II saw the creation of one of America’s most beloved vehicles, the Jeep. Now primarily produced for consumer use, the Jeep was once… [Read more »]( [10 Facts About The First Allied Victory of World War One – Battle of Mount Cer]( [10 Facts About The First Allied Victory of World War One – Battle of Mount Cer]( The Battle of Mt. Cer was the first Allied victory of World War One, taking place between 12-24 August 1914, during which the numerically inferior… [Read more »]( [The Long Lost Dog Tag Of PFC Harlan L. Herrscher]( [The Long Lost Dog Tag Of PFC Harlan L. Herrscher]( By Peter Van Pelt of Belgium, This story is a follow-up to the article on the dog tags of Frank H. Norton Jr. In February 2016… [Read more »]( [Arab raids on Rome: The Eternal City Saved by 600-Year-Old Wall]( [Arab raids on Rome: The Eternal City Saved by 600-Year-Old Wall]( In the 8th century, a fractured collection of European kingdoms came under increasing pressure from the powerful united Caliphates of the rapidly developing Islamic world.… [Read more »]( [“Sea Stories – A Memoir of a Naval Officer” – Review by Mark Barnes]( [“Sea Stories – A Memoir of a Naval Officer” – Review by Mark Barnes]( The book is similar in style to a number of books we have seen during the past year, but this one is helped by Mr.… [Read more »]( [10 Fascinating Facts About Sir Winston Churchill]( [10 Fascinating Facts About Sir Winston Churchill]( Winston Churchill may be most well known for his time spent as the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II, but he contributed… [Read more »]( [Hiroshima and Nagasaki: five reasons why President Truman made the right decision]( [Hiroshima and Nagasaki: five reasons why President Truman made the right decision]( The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was apocalyptically awful. 70 years ago today, an estimated 90,000 people were immediately killed when Little Boy detonated 1,950ft… [Read more »]( [Frank H. Newcomb – Hero of Cardenas]( [Frank H. Newcomb – Hero of Cardenas]( “I revere that long line of expert seamen who by their devotion to duty and sacrifice of self have made it possible for me to… [Read more »]( [The United States Navy’s First Submarine – Lost at Sea]( [The United States Navy’s First Submarine – Lost at Sea]( The USS Alligator was the first known submarine of the United States Navy. But it wasn’t the first American submarine. That was the “Turtle,” a… [Read more »]( [10 Facts – The 1936 Berlin Olympics]( [10 Facts – The 1936 Berlin Olympics]( This year marks the 80th anniversary of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. Often referred to as the “Nazi Games,” the games were… [Read more »]( [How 50 German Sailors sailed, marched and rowed home from a tiny island halfway around the world]( [How 50 German Sailors sailed, marched and rowed home from a tiny island halfway around the world]( The Keeling Islands are little more than overgrown coral reefs, but in 1914 they saw the beginning of one the most epic adventure stories of… [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:](