Today in War History
· 1514, Battle of Orsha
· 1886, Siegfried Sassoon is born
· 1941, Siege of Leningrad begins
· 1944, Battle of Moerbrugge begins
· 1944, Battle of the Dukla Pass begins
Featured
INTERVIEW: William Sturkey Discusses His New Book About MoH Recipient and War Hero Roy Benavidez
· History’s Best Admirals Ruled Over the High Seas and Forever Changed Naval Warfare
· INTERVIEW: Undersea Salvage Expert Curt Newport Talks About His Involvement in the Searches for Challenger and USS Indianapolis
· Why is the American Flag Folded Into a Triangle During Ceremonial Occasions?
Guest Authors
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum Embarking on Project to Reconstruct WWII-Era Fairey Barracuda
· The British Army Took Over the Village of Tyneham to Prepare for D-Day
· Museum Releases Promotional Booklet Ahead of ‘The Third Man’ Film Anniversary
· St. Ermin’s Hotel: The London Hotel Favorited By Spies
World War 2
· The B-29 Superfortress ‘Enola Gay’ Forever Changed Warfare When It Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
· The Devastating Invasion That Kicked Off the Second World War
· EXCERPT: ‘Witty Manny’ – From Prisoner of War to an East German Hospital in Just 11 Months
· ‘Blighty or Bust’ Tells the Story of a Young Soldier’s 2,000-Mile Escape to Freedom in World War II
· The Touching Story of the Letter Jimmy Stewart Read Before Every Bombing Mission
Napoleonic
INTERVIEW: Roxanne Panchasi Discusses Inaccuracies In Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’
· The Real-Life History Behind the British Television Series, ‘Sharpe’
· Ridley Scott Releases Director’s Cut of ‘Napoleon’ With 48 Minutes of Additional Footage
· Did Tin Buttons Cause Napoleon’s Army To Retreat From Russia?
American Civil War
