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View this email [online]( if it doesn't display correctly Join the Conversation! On our own community forum you can engage in conversation with fellow readers, react to our articles and share your experiences. [War History Online Forum]( Top stories of today [Charles Rogers: Medal of Honor Recipient]( [Charles Rogers: Medal of Honor Recipient]( In warfare, it is often the lower ranking enlisted men or junior officers that find themselves in a position to be awarded the nation’s highest… [Read more »]( [How Churchill’s Relative Survived a Concentration Camp]( [How Churchill’s Relative Survived a Concentration Camp]( During WWII, the Germans caught an Allied spy. Fortunately, she had a famous relative – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Odette Marie Céline Brailly was… [Read more »]( [A Brief History of Rifle Optics in the United States]( [A Brief History of Rifle Optics in the United States]( War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Sam Bocetta Modern rifle sights represent the culmination of almost 300 years of development in optical… [Read more »]( [Operation Market Garden: The Assault that could have Changed the War]( [Operation Market Garden: The Assault that could have Changed the War]( War History Online presents this Guest Article by Mark Gero On February 4, 1945, in the Crimean city of Yalta, three of the greatest minds in… [Read more »]( [Mithridates the Poisoner King: Hallucinogenic Honey, Venom Arrows, and More]( [Mithridates the Poisoner King: Hallucinogenic Honey, Venom Arrows, and More]( Poison had a steady but often quiet or controversial place in the history of warfare. On one hand, it was incredibly useful. Poisoned wells could… [Read more »]( [True Innovations of the Civil War]( [True Innovations of the Civil War]( You often hear about how the Civil War brought submarines, iron-clad ships, or the telegraph into play, but that’s not exactly true. While they are… [Read more »]( [Join The Conversation]( 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:](