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WAR HISTORY ONLINE Top stories of today [When The Mystery Of The Three US Airmen Who Vanished in Malayan Jungle Was Solved After 70 Years]( [When The Mystery Of The Three US Airmen Who Vanished in Malayan Jungle Was Solved After 70 Years]( Just a few months after the end of the Second World War, three United States airmen took off from Singapore in a military transport plane.… [Read more »]( [When His Landing Gear Failed, This Harrier Pilot Made An Emergency Landing… On A Stool]( [When His Landing Gear Failed, This Harrier Pilot Made An Emergency Landing… On A Stool]( Flying an airplane at the best of time demands enormous skill, years of training and the ability to keep a cool head, no matter what… [Read more »]( [Dogs of War – Canines Have Performed Many Invaluable Roles In The History Of War]( [Dogs of War – Canines Have Performed Many Invaluable Roles In The History Of War]( We all know that “man’s best friend is his dog,” and many of us are fortunate enough to have experienced the unconditional love of a… [Read more »]( [Flying High – American Fighter Aces of World War II]( [Flying High – American Fighter Aces of World War II]( We count down out top ten favorite Aviation Aces from the Second World War. These heroic high-flyers are ranked here according to the number enemy fighters… [Read more »]( [When the American Civil War Broke Out, Another Civil War Had Been Raging In China For 11 Years]( [When the American Civil War Broke Out, Another Civil War Had Been Raging In China For 11 Years]( Almost at the same time that the American Civil War was taking place, another kind of civil war was occurring on the other side of… [Read more »]( [The Battle of Arsuf – To Win the Day, One Man Must Defy His Own King]( [The Battle of Arsuf – To Win the Day, One Man Must Defy His Own King]( Beneath the relentless beating of the midday sun, under a seemingly endless rain of arrows, The Grand Master’s patience had all but run out. Garnier… [Read more »]( [Operation Anger, Operation Cannonshot: Missions Of Liberation In The Netherlands]( [Operation Anger, Operation Cannonshot: Missions Of Liberation In The Netherlands]( In early Spring of 1945, the Western Allies prepared to cross the Rhine, invading Germany and the areas still under the control of the Third… [Read more »]( [American World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Became Commandant Of The Marine Corps]( [American World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Became Commandant Of The Marine Corps]( There have been a few Commandants who had been recipients of the Medal of Honor, but Louis H. Wilson was the last. And given that… [Read more »]( [The Cactus Air Force: When Guadalcanal Shoestring Flyers Took On Japanese Zeros – And Won]( [The Cactus Air Force: When Guadalcanal Shoestring Flyers Took On Japanese Zeros – And Won]( The Battle of Guadalcanal was one of the most important battles in the Pacific theater of World War Two. Marking the furthest expansion of the… [Read more »]( [Four Combat Monsters – The Super-Heavy Tanks Of WWI]( [Four Combat Monsters – The Super-Heavy Tanks Of WWI]( In a time when bigger was considered better, an unofficial term was coined to describe a category beyond the heavy tank. The super heavy tanks… [Read more »]( [Robert E. Lee’s Signed Farewell Address to His Army of Northern Virginia to be Auctioned]( [Robert E. Lee’s Signed Farewell Address to His Army of Northern Virginia to be Auctioned]( A signed order by Robert E. Lee in which he eloquently bid farewell to his Army of Northern Virginia at the end of the Civil… [Read more »]( [Victoria Cross: He Sucked the Bullet Out of His Wound & Carried On to Storm a German Dugout & Capture 75 Men]( [Victoria Cross: He Sucked the Bullet Out of His Wound & Carried On to Storm a German Dugout & Capture 75 Men]( At the turn of the 20th century, Canada did not have much in the way of an army. The joke was that only its parliament… [Read more »]( [The Disastrous Attack Which Led To George Armstrong Custer’s Last Stand]( [The Disastrous Attack Which Led To George Armstrong Custer’s Last Stand]( George Armstrong Custer is one of the most infamous figures in American military history. A cavalry commander whose style was based on instinct and showmanship… [Read more »]( [The Heroic US Coast Guard Who Gave His Life To Save His Shipmates During A Desperate Rescue In WW2]( [The Heroic US Coast Guard Who Gave His Life To Save His Shipmates During A Desperate Rescue In WW2]( US Coast Guard Cutter Comanche left Boston in January 1943. She made contact with her convoy on the 29th and proceeded as scheduled. It was… [Read more »]( [The Leftover Coded Messages Of WWII: It Took Decades To Solve Some Secret German Messages]( [The Leftover Coded Messages Of WWII: It Took Decades To Solve Some Secret German Messages]( Though World War II ended more than half a century ago, not all of the mysteries of that time in history have been solved. Questions… [Read more »]( [Four Valiant Stands From Both World Wars: These Men Kept Up The Fight When All Hope Was Lost]( [Four Valiant Stands From Both World Wars: These Men Kept Up The Fight When All Hope Was Lost]( The Lost Battalion of WWI The Americans were eager to make their mark when their boys finally entered the Great War. The Americans had no… [Read more »]( [Black Sheep One: American WW2 Marine Fighter Ace With 26 Kills – Gregory “Pappy” Boyington]( [Black Sheep One: American WW2 Marine Fighter Ace With 26 Kills – Gregory “Pappy” Boyington]( Gregory Boyington would often muse that during his 20 months as a Japanese POW his health actually improved due to the forced sobriety. Affectionately known… [Read more »]( [The Massive D-Day Landings – Normandy, June 1944]( [The Massive D-Day Landings – Normandy, June 1944]( Here are the numbers that tell you everything you need to know about D-Day. There were Two Mulberry Harbours: A raid on Dieppe had taught… [Read more »]( [This German Paratrooper Held An Impressive Record, And May Have Been Part Of The Plot To Assassinate Hitler]( [This German Paratrooper Held An Impressive Record, And May Have Been Part Of The Plot To Assassinate Hitler]( Many are aware of the plot to kill Hitler orchestrated by Colonel Schenk Count von Stauffenberg in July of 1944 as it was depicted by… [Read more »]( [The Samnite Wars, Paving the Way for the Might of the Roman Empire]( [The Samnite Wars, Paving the Way for the Might of the Roman Empire]( The Roman Republic was a magnificent entity. It had its problems, as all governments do, but the men served it proudly and it took many… [Read more »]( [The Battle of Morgarten – Against All The Odds, One Small Army Changed the Course of European Military History]( [The Battle of Morgarten – Against All The Odds, One Small Army Changed the Course of European Military History]( The supremacy of heavy cavalry and mounted knights on the battlefield came to an end one cold November morning in 1315, and it began with… [Read more »]( [Longest Sniper Shot in the World – British Soldier Takes Out Machine Gun Team at 2707 Yards]( [Longest Sniper Shot in the World – British Soldier Takes Out Machine Gun Team at 2707 Yards]( A Corporal of the Horse and a member of the elite British Household Cavalry unit holds the record for achieving the longest kill shot ever… [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:](