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WAR HISTORY ONLINE Top stories of today [The Development of the Soviet Union’s La-5 Fighter in WWII]( [The Development of the Soviet Union’s La-5 Fighter in WWII]( Author: Patrick Kinville In the Summer of 1943, the German Luftwaffe encountered the Soviet Lavochkin La-5 for the first time in large numbers in the skies… [Read more »]( [He Crashed his Plane to Save a Friend and Was Awarded the Medal Of Honor]( [He Crashed his Plane to Save a Friend and Was Awarded the Medal Of Honor]( Between November 27th, and December 13th, 1950, 30,000 United Nations troops fought a desperate defense while surrounded by 120,000 Chinese soldiers. The U.N. troops were part… [Read more »]( [Remembering The Many Through The Story Of One – by Chap. (Maj.) Thomas A. Brooks]( [Remembering The Many Through The Story Of One – by Chap. (Maj.) Thomas A. Brooks]( War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Chap. (Maj.) Thomas A. Brooks. Remember – Memorial Day is a time to remember the ordinary… [Read more »]( [Be Thankful For Modern Medicine – The Army Itch And Other Scary Civil War Maladies]( [Be Thankful For Modern Medicine – The Army Itch And Other Scary Civil War Maladies]( Disease accounted for the deaths of 65% of Union soldiers and 62% of Confederates during the Civil War. Those high numbers beat out all other… [Read more »]( [Extremely Effective Tactical Formations Of Military History]( [Extremely Effective Tactical Formations Of Military History]( The formation of a unit could be decisive in a battle. In a case where all things were otherwise equal, the commander who knew how… [Read more »]( [Alvin York, Who Single-Handedly Captured 132 Enemy Soldiers In World War One]( [Alvin York, Who Single-Handedly Captured 132 Enemy Soldiers In World War One]( Sergeant Alvin York was seemingly born to a hardscrabble existence and anonymity in death, but World War One changed that forever. The story of York is… [Read more »]( [The Battle Of Britain, The Most Famous Aerial Battle In History]( [The Battle Of Britain, The Most Famous Aerial Battle In History]( The most famous aerial battle in history, the Battle of Britain was a hard fought and desperate struggle to hold back Nazi Germany. Having launched… [Read more »]( [Shanghai’s Last Stand – The ‘800 Heroes’ of Sihang Warehouse]( [Shanghai’s Last Stand – The ‘800 Heroes’ of Sihang Warehouse]( For four long days they resisted – to stage a dramatic last stand worthy of international attention. At the first major battle since Marco Polo… [Read more »]( [This Gigantic Submarine Factory Couldn’t Even Be Destroyed By The 22,000 lb Grand Slam Bomb]( [This Gigantic Submarine Factory Couldn’t Even Be Destroyed By The 22,000 lb Grand Slam Bomb]( Erich Friedrich Michael Lackner is considered to be one of the most influential engineers of the last century. He developed a revolutionary type of concrete… [Read more »]( [The Worst American General Ever: “A General Who Never Won a Battle or Lost a Court-Martial”]( [The Worst American General Ever: “A General Who Never Won a Battle or Lost a Court-Martial”]( The Title of “worst general in U.S. History” is certainly not one to aspire to, but where there have been the greats like Patton and… [Read more »]( [The Roman Army – Mighty War Machine Of The Ancient World]( [The Roman Army – Mighty War Machine Of The Ancient World]( The Roman army is often remembered as a highly professional force, with legionaries in segmented armour organised into centuries for close order combat. In reality, the… [Read more »]( [Napoleon Inflicts The Greatest Defeat in Prussian Military History]( [Napoleon Inflicts The Greatest Defeat in Prussian Military History]( The twin battles of Jena-Auerstadt proved a major turning point for not only the Napoleonic wars, but also for 19th century Europe as a whole.… [Read more »]( [Deadliest Battles Of The American Civil War]( [Deadliest Battles Of The American Civil War]( The American Civil War is a devastating mark on the country’s history. The number of lives lost was substantial, and the social and economic repercussions,… [Read more »]( [The Most Impressive Roman Construction in Britain – Hadrian’s Wall]( [The Most Impressive Roman Construction in Britain – Hadrian’s Wall]( Though long since reduced to ruins, the line of Hadrian’s Wall is still visible through the countryside of northern England, from Bowness on the west… [Read more »]( [Trinity Site, Where the First Atomic Bomb Was Detonated – A Place that Changed the World]( [Trinity Site, Where the First Atomic Bomb Was Detonated – A Place that Changed the World]( In 1945 the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki saw firsthand the destructive powers of the nuclear bomb. The atomic bomb decimated both cities and… [Read more »]( [A Force to be Reckoned With – Mercenaries in the Hundred Years War]( [A Force to be Reckoned With – Mercenaries in the Hundred Years War]( There have always been soldiers motivated more by pay than by their cause. In the Hundred Years War, many of these men fought in freelance… [Read more »]( [Teddy Roosevelt Jr: Awarded the Medal of Honor For Heroism During D-Day: He Was 56 and Walked with a Cane]( [Teddy Roosevelt Jr: Awarded the Medal of Honor For Heroism During D-Day: He Was 56 and Walked with a Cane]( Former President Teddy Roosevelt was quite the amazing man. Sure, he was our nation’s youngest president and founder of the Bull Moose party, but he… [Read more »]( [Ironclad Warships Battle it Out – The Battle of Hampton Roads In The Civil War]( [Ironclad Warships Battle it Out – The Battle of Hampton Roads In The Civil War]( The Battle of Hampton Roads was an American Civil War battle fought at the meeting point of three rivers very close to Chesapeake Bay. A showdown… [Read more »]( [Alexander’s First Great Cavalry Charge and the Last Stand of the 300 Sacred Band]( [Alexander’s First Great Cavalry Charge and the Last Stand of the 300 Sacred Band]( Alexander is well known as one of the best commanders of all time. His accomplishments are even more remarkable given his youth. Alexander had two great… [Read more »]( [A Look Into a Hidden WWII Battlefield – Diving into D-Day]( [A Look Into a Hidden WWII Battlefield – Diving into D-Day]( A visit to Normandy gives a real sense of WWII, the impact of D-Day and the devastation that occurred once those brave young allied soldiers… [Read more »]( [WW2 German Ace Stumbled Across a Crippled B-17 and Escorted It Home]( [WW2 German Ace Stumbled Across a Crippled B-17 and Escorted It Home]( Truly touching moments of humanity, ethics, and morals are rather rare in warfare. The Christmas Truce of WWI was an excellent example of such humanity,… [Read more »]( [Fromelles: The Worst 24 Hours In Australia’s Military History – July 19th 1916]( [Fromelles: The Worst 24 Hours In Australia’s Military History – July 19th 1916]( Horrifying loss was the defining feature of the First World War. For much of 1916, the focus of that horror on the Western Front was… [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:](