Today in War History
· 1836, The Siege of the Alamo begins
· 1904, William Shirer is born
· 1915, Paul Tibbets is born
· 1942, Japanese submarines fire shells at the coastline near Santa Barbara, California
· 1945, Iwo Jima photo is taken
· 2014, Alice Herz-Sommer 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
· Relic Hunters Surprised By What They Discovered In WWII-Era ‘Swamp Ghost’ Bomber
· Snipers: The Four Greatest Marksmen In Military History
· Red Army Cook Ivan Pavlovich Sereda Took Out a German Tank With Just an Axe
· The Tank Museum to Recreate Capture of Infamous German Tank at Tiger Day Spring
· The Names of 425,000 Individuals Who Collaborated With the Germans in World War II Have Been Released
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
Cold War
