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    First He Shielded a Wounded Marine From a Grenade With His Body; Then He Gave His Life To Save Him

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    Feb 11, 2016 Jeff Edwards

    There are stories often left out of popular history, not because they don’t warrant attention but because someone in battle gave so much so soon…

    F-4 Phantom – Double Ugly – The Best Pictures!

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    • Military Vehicles
    Feb 11, 2016 Joris Nieuwint

    Originally developed by the United States Navy, the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a long-range supersonic interceptor aircraft/fighter-bomber with a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, and…

    12 Battles That Defined the Crusades

    • Medieval
    Feb 11, 2016 Andrew Knighton

    The Crusades, Christian Europe’s attempt to drive back other nations and religions, were among the most ambitious and badly thought out campaigns in military history.…

    KAL-007 – The Boeing 747 Shot Down By Soviet Fighters Over International Waters

    • Cold War
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    Feb 11, 2016 Guest Author

    Excerpt provided by Randy Luethye, author of the newly released 2nd Edition of “The Cold War, KAL-007 & Communism: Intelligence Secrets Revealed.” It was the…

    Upcoming War Movies this 2016 for the War Movie Enthusiasts!

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    Feb 11, 2016 Heziel Pitogo

    Here’s our list of upcoming war movies this 2016 . . . our way of giving war movie enthusiasts a know-how of what to expect…

    Valentine’s day sale of Napoleon’s marriage contract

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    Feb 11, 2016 Ian Harvey

    Napolean Bonaparte was born in Corsica – at that time ruled by the French – in 1769. Napoleon’s parents were comfortably off, but by no…

    Spitfire inspires next generation of British aviators on its 80th Birthday

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    Feb 10, 2016 Press Releases

    March 5th 2016 marks the 80th anniversary of the first flight of the Spitfire. Southampton Airport, where the prototype first took to the skies in…

    P-51 Mustang – Seventy-five Years of America’s Most Famous Warbird – Review by Mark Barnes

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    Feb 10, 2016 Mark Barnes

    If you are looking for a book to put a smile on your face, look no further than this colourful history presented by Cory Graff.…

    Japanese Soldiers Cannibalised US Airmen On Chichi Jima, WWII

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    Feb 10, 2016 Ian Harvey

    The Japanese island of Chichi Jima lies in the Pacific Ocean, about 150 miles north of Iwo Jima. At 24 square kilometres, it is the…

    The Glorious First of June Broke One Of The Rules By Which We Understand Battles

    • History
    Feb 10, 2016 Andrew Knighton

    The Glorious First of June broke one of the rules by which we understand battles – that there can be only one winner. After the…

    7 Reasons the Conquistadors Beat the Incas

    • Medieval
    Feb 10, 2016 Andrew Knighton

    Francisco Pizarro’s conquest of the Incan empire is one of the most extraordinary achievements in military history. In the space of a single day in…

    Battles of Attu & Kiska: Retaking The Only US Soil Lost During WWII

    • World War 2
    Feb 10, 2016 Jinny McCormick

    In the cold, desolate Arctic near Alaska in 1942, Japanese troops quietly invaded and took over two of the Aleutian Islands, considered to be North…

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