Today in War History
· 1229, The Sixth Crusade truce signing
· 1405, Tamerlane dies
· 1814, The Battle of Montereau
· 1865, Major General William T. Sherman sets the South Carolina State House on fire
· 1943, The Nazis arrest the members of the White Rose movement
· 1945, General Ivan Chernyakhovsky dies
Featured
Before Serving in the White House, Jimmy Carter Made a Name for Himself in the US Navy
· Why Does NORAD Track Santa Claus?
· ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare: The Irish Major Turned World-Famous Mercenary
· Facts About the Purple Heart, the Oldest Military Decoration Still Presented to US Service Members
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
· Irena Sendler: The Polish Woman Who Helped Smuggle 2,500 Children Out of the Warsaw Ghetto
· Manuel V. Mendoza Really Was a One-Man Army – The Germans in His Way Didn’t Survive Long
· George Ray Tweed: The Man Who Evaded the Japanese on Guam for Over Two Years
· Jacklyn Lucas: The 17-Year-Old MoH Recipient Who Threw Himself on Two Grenades to Save His Comrades on Iwo Jima
· Operation Catechism: Demise of the German Battleship Tirpitz
Vietnam War
Who Are the Latest Korean and Vietnam War Veterans to Receive the Medal of Honor?
· James Risner Chased an Enemy MiG Into China to Shoot It Down, Then Survived the Hanoi Hilton
· Vietnam Veteran and Second-Longest Held POW in American History to Receive Congressional Gold Medal
· Vietnam-Era Helmet Found in Guernsey Charity Shop Returned to Family in the United States
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