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WAR HISTORY ONLINE Top stories of today [Historic Paratrooper Landings Of Military History]( [Historic Paratrooper Landings Of Military History]( The title “paratroopers” remains a prestigious one, representing those soldiers brave and skilled enough to take part in airborne landings against enemy positions. Changes in… [Read more »]( [The French Army Invaded Germany in 1939 To Support The Polish]( [The French Army Invaded Germany in 1939 To Support The Polish]( Germany was not the first country to go on the offensive on the western front of World War Two. That first attack came from France,… [Read more »]( [Alternative History – The Teutoburg Disaster]( [Alternative History – The Teutoburg Disaster]( “What if” history questions can be a divisive. Some view them as an exercise in futility, a place where no serious historians should go. Others… [Read more »]( [The Emperor Napoleon Held The Loyalty Of Many Different Kinds Of Men]( [The Emperor Napoleon Held The Loyalty Of Many Different Kinds Of Men]( The awesome power of the Napoleonic Empire was built on the blood and courage of millions of soldiers. Though Napoleon is remembered as an icon… [Read more »]( [The Russian Who Refused To Launch Nuclear Missiles During The Cuban Missile Crisis – He Saved The World]( [The Russian Who Refused To Launch Nuclear Missiles During The Cuban Missile Crisis – He Saved The World]( The fact that you can read this is because of a man who said “no” due to an accident. In doing so, he literally saved the world.… [Read more »]( [The Dentist Who Died In A Japanese Banzai Attack on Saipan But He Took Over 100 Enemy Soldiers With Him]( [The Dentist Who Died In A Japanese Banzai Attack on Saipan But He Took Over 100 Enemy Soldiers With Him]( Many humans worldwide fear going to the Dentist for pretty obvious reasons: The pain, the worry that you’ll have to get a cavity filled, and… [Read more »]( [Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, The Architect Of The Sneak Attack On Pearl Harbor]( [Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, The Architect Of The Sneak Attack On Pearl Harbor]( The man who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, was an unusual and contradictory figure. A man with peaceful international connections around… [Read more »]( [“The Great War Illustrated – 1916” – Review by Mark Barnes]( [“The Great War Illustrated – 1916” – Review by Mark Barnes]( I am really pleased to see the third volume in this exemplary series from Messrs Langford and Holroyd. There have been countless photo archive books… [Read more »]( [The Weapons They Carried: Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial In World War Two]( [The Weapons They Carried: Infantry Weapons That Were Crucial In World War Two]( A look at the top 10 WWII Infantry Rifles of WWII, both Allied and Axis. 10. M1 Garand The M1 Garand was the standard U.S.… [Read more »]( [Enemies Within And Without – Caligula, Arminius and Vercingetorix – Most Hated Men Of Ancient Rome]( [Enemies Within And Without – Caligula, Arminius and Vercingetorix – Most Hated Men Of Ancient Rome]( If you haven’t seen the first post covering the Roman Republic, here it is. Rome hated a lot of people over the thousands of years… [Read more »]( [The Rogue Nazi General Who Committed High Treason To Stop The Reign of Terror in Croatia]( [The Rogue Nazi General Who Committed High Treason To Stop The Reign of Terror in Croatia]( Many heroes’ names line the pages of WWII history. Many of these men and women were not recognized and known to the public during their lifetimes… [Read more »]( [Then And Now: Iconic Battlefields of WWII]( [Then And Now: Iconic Battlefields of WWII]( After just over 70 years, we look back at 11 iconic locations of the Second World War as they were then – and as they are… [Read more »]( [The Irish Invasions of Canada: The Irish really did Invade Canada – They Won Some Battles Too]( [The Irish Invasions of Canada: The Irish really did Invade Canada – They Won Some Battles Too]( The Irish have had a rough time in the era of modern history. They suffered from the awful potato famine and faced intense hostility when… [Read more »]( [The Battle of Omdurman: The High-water Mark of British Imperialism]( [The Battle of Omdurman: The High-water Mark of British Imperialism]( All through the darkness of the night, a British infantryman waits nervously by the banks of the Nile. The Mahdists, infamously bloodthirsty savages, are just… [Read more »]( [Gold, Juno, And Sword – The British and Canadian Landings on D-Day]( [Gold, Juno, And Sword – The British and Canadian Landings on D-Day]( Today, the Normandy landings might be most associated with the iconic photos of Omaha Beach, but let us not forget that there were five sectors… [Read more »]( [Edwin Glasberg – WWII Marine Extraordinaire]( [Edwin Glasberg – WWII Marine Extraordinaire]( Edwin Glasberg, 92, has lived an extraordinary life and is known as a WWII hero for a number of reasons. He was born on the… [Read more »]( Timera, 901 N. 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