Today in War History
· 1476, Battle of Grandson
· 1793, Sam Houston is born
· 1931, Mikhail Gorbachev is born
· 1939, Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII
· 1946, Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam
· 1965, The Operation Rolling Thunder begins
Featured
Somerset’s Historic Helicopters is Dedicated to Bringing ‘War Birds’ Back to Life!
· The Unique British Hotel With World War II-Era Pillboxes On Its Property
· Before Serving in the White House, Jimmy Carter Made a Name for Himself in the US Navy
· Why Does NORAD Track Santa Claus?
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 “Coo” de Grâce: Why the US Navy’s First Smart Bomb Was Powered by Pigeons
· The Tank That Flew (Once): The Audacious Failure of the Soviet Antonov A-40
· The Navy’s Secret WW2 Weapon for Aircraft Carriers Was a ‘Flying Pancake’
· Around 50,000 Cold Casualties: The Battle That Proved Winter Is America’s Deadliest Enemy
· General Winter: How History’s Greatest Commanders Weaponized the Cold
World War 1
The 1917 Intercept That Pulled America Into WWI—and Feels Like 2026
· Black History Month: The WWI Black Soldiers America Needed—but Didn’t Trust
· World War I Tank Gunner’s Story Discovered in Moving Letter
· Harlem Hellfighters: The All-Black Military Unit That Broke Barriers on the Western Front
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