Today in War History
· 1066, Battle of Hastings
· 1890, Dwight D. Eisenhower is born
· 1938, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk first flight
· 1939, HMS Royal Oak sinks
· 1943, Sobibor Uprising
· 1947, Chuck Yeager exceeds the speed of sound
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 WWII Secret That Built the Farmworker Movement: How a 1942 Emergency Labor Deal Outlasted Its Leaders
· £100,000 Donation Boosts Museum’s King Tiger Restoration Project
· Sniper vs Trumpeter: The Normandy Orchard Solo That Stopped a Bullet
· They Fought for a Country That Refused to Fight for Them: The Double V Campaign and America’s Segregated WWII Army
· Ireland’s Secret WWII Bid to Team Up With Germany: Operation Dove
Napoleonic
Napoleon’s Great Example: How Gustavus Adolphus Invented Modern Warfare
· The Last Invasion of Britain: How 1,400 French Soldiers Were Defeated by Wine and Welsh Women
· INTERVIEW: Roxanne Panchasi Discusses Inaccuracies In Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’
· The Real-Life History Behind the British Television Series, ‘Sharpe’
Ancient History
