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History lives - Welland Tribune

History buffs and spectators at this weekend’s battle re-enactments in Niagara-on-the-Lake may think they are being pulled back and forth through time.

Two airmen enter military history - montgomeryadvertiser.com

Both Colon-Lopez and Peterson, who will graduate from the Air Force Senior NCO Academy on Tuesday at Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex, were two of only six awarded the first Air Force Combat Action Medal. They were presented the award in a ceremony that took place last month at the Air Force Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Articles

Was Attila a Military Genius? - about.com: Ancient / Classical History

In 1948, when E.A. Thompson wrote The Huns, he took two idiosyncratic stances: One, that he would not take sides in the debate over the possible Chinese origins of the nomadic people commonly associated with the Fall of Rome. Two, that Attila was a diplomatic bungler and military leader whose victories only came when there was no real opposition.

Spartans and Messenians - about.com: Ancient / Classical History

In the eighth century B.C., Sparta needed more fertile land to support a booming population, so it decided to take over and use the fertile land of its neighbors, the Messenians. Inevitably, the result was war. The First Messenian War was fought between 700-680 or 690-670 B.C.

Announcements

Fort Drum continues history round table series July 17 - Fort Drum News Release

FORT DRUM – Military history buffs will meet at Fort Drum’s Heritage Center July 17 to discuss the recently released documentary "Fire and Ice," which details the Finnish defeat of Russian forces in 1940. The Finnish military’s use of light infantry tactics was an example when the U.S. Army formed the 10th Mountain Division in 1943.

Society for Military History at the Missouri Valley History Conference

The 2008 Missouri Valley History Conference will be held March 6-8 2008 in Omaha, NE.

Military re-enactment is this weekend at Crysler’s Farm, UCV

MORRISBURG (Staff) — The seventh annual military heritage re-enactment will take place this Saturday and Sunday at the grounds around Crysler’s Farm Battlefield Memorial and Upper Canada Village.

Books - Movies - TV

On the Trail of Military Intelligence History: A Guide to the Washington, DC, Area (PDF; 2.57 MB) - Docuticker

Blogs - Netcasts

The British Empire (Part 1) - Military History Podcast

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