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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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DoD Draws Distinction Between Neo-Nazi Membership and ‘Active Participation’

by Claire Barrett2/13/20202/13/2020
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Remembering Iwo Jima on the Battle’s 77th Anniversary

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For Airman, Famed ‘Burst of Joy’ Photograph Rings Hollow

by Claire Barrett2/6/20206/11/2023
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Titanic Hit by Submarine Last July – Goes Unreported for Five Months

by Claire Barrett2/3/20206/20/2023
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Brothers, Then and Now

by Cade Martin1/28/20206/1/2023
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75 Years After Liberation, Survivors Return to Auschwitz

by Claire Barrett1/27/2020
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“We have struck an iceberg”: U.S. Firm Seeks to Retrieve Famed Titanic Radio

by Claire Barrett1/24/20204/14/2022
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Should the Allies Have Bombed Auschwitz? PBS Show Engages in Counterfactual History

by Claire Barrett1/21/20201/26/2022
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Two Men Plead Guilty to the Theft of $8 Million in Rare Texts – A Crime that Spanned 25 Years

by Claire Barrett1/15/20201/15/2020
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Wallis Simpson, Nazi Sympathizer?

by Claire Barrett1/13/20204/3/2024

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