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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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Hoarding during coronavirus: Not much has changed since WWII

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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics Have Been Postponed, But it Isn’t the First Time

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Captain Harold Barber Remembers the “Chosin Few”

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First National World War I Memorial to be Built in Washington, D.C.

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How Thailand Played A Key Role in the Vietnam War

by Dana Benner3/17/202011/16/2022
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In the Time of Coronavirus, Social Distancing is Better When You Read (Or Reread) the Classics of War

by Claire Barrett3/16/20205/20/2022
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President Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to Retired Four-Star Gen. Jack Keane

by Claire Barrett3/12/2020
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Neal Bascomb’s ‘Faster’: How a Jewish Driver and an American Heiress Beat Hitler on the Racetrack

by Claire Barrett3/12/20204/6/2020
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From Risqué Pinups to Bombers Named After Mothers, WWII Nose Art Became an Expression Unto Itself

by Claire Barrett3/11/20203/26/2020

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