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Author Archives: Claire Barrett

Hi, I’m Claire. I’m the News & Social Editor at HistoryNet and a World War II researcher with an unparalleled affinity for Sir Winston Churchill, Spitfires, and Michigan football. I have a Master's degree in military history from King's College, London and my cornucopia of interests include: World War II, World War II, and World War II.

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He Covered the Last Death of WWI. His Words Launched His Career

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‘What stays with you latest and deepest?’: PBS Series Examines the Civil War Through Poetry

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Gangsters of Capitalism Review: Was Smedley Butler the Embodiment of American Imperialism?

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We Know Who Shot William McKinley—But Who Shot The Final Photo of Him?

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He Was a New Union Lieutenant at Shiloh. The Horrors He Witnessed Left Scars That Never Healed.

by Edited by Steven Magnusen1/20/202210/26/2022
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When the CIA Bankrolled a Nazi Spy Chief

by Claire Barrett1/14/20224/6/2022

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