Today in War History
· 1452, The Battle of Los Alporchones
· 180, Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire
· 1942, The first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the Belzec death camp
· 1945, The Ludendorff Bridge collapses, ten days after its capture
· 1960, Dwight Eisenhower signs the directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program
· 1966, The DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing hydrogen bomb
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
· Before He Was Herman Munster, Fred Gwynne Served With the US Navy During World War II
· Road Workers Were Amazed By An Unexpected World War II-Era Discovery In Chartres
· Joe Foss: The MoH Recipient Who Took Out Japanese Aircraft Over Guadalcanal
· Little-Known Facts About ‘The Dirty Dozen’ – Charles Bronson Threatened Lee Marvin!
· Al Schmid: The US Marine Who Continued to Man His Machine Gun After Taking a Grenade to the Face
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
American Civil War
