Today in War History
· 634, Siege of Damascus ends
· 1356, Battle of Poitiers
· 1777, First Battle of Saratoga
· 1870, Siege of Paris begins
· 1940, Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured
· 1944, Battle of Hürtgen Forest begins
Featured
‘Area 52’ Veterans Call Out US Government for Refusing to Acknowledge Health Issues Caused By Radiation Exposure
· INTERVIEW: William Sturkey Discusses His New Book About MoH Recipient and War Hero Roy Benavidez
· History’s Best Admirals Ruled Over the High Seas and Forever Changed Naval Warfare
· INTERVIEW: Undersea Salvage Expert Curt Newport Talks About His Involvement in the Searches for Challenger and USS Indianapolis
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
· Germany Once Planned to Assassinate Winston Churchill… With Exploding Chocolate
· MoH Recipient Richard M. McCool, Jr. Ignored His Own Injuries to Rally His Men After a Kamikaze Attack
· World War II-Era Shipwrecks Re-Emerge From the Depths of Danube River
· North American Release Date Revealed for Pierce Brosnan WWII Movie ‘The Last Rifleman’
· Netflix Releasing Kerry Washington-Led Film About 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
Medieval
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
· Shipboard Cannon Found Off Swedish Coast Believed to Be Oldest In Europe
· The Subtle Philosophy Behind Staircases In Medieval Castles
Ancient History
