Today in War History
· 1525, Aztec king is executed on the order of Hernán Cortés
· 1712, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm is born
· 1833, Alfred von Schlieffen is born
· 1906, Benjamin Siegel is born
· 1983, The final episode of M*A*S*H airs
· 1991, The first Gulf War ends
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
Medieval
Official Trailer Released for Upcoming Film About William Tell
· We Can’t Get Over These Historical Inaccuracies in ‘Braveheart’
· Being a Medieval Executioner Was a Family Profession – And Not By Choice
· The Evolution of Guédelon Castle – A 13th-Century Castle In the Modern Era
Vietnam War
