Larry Porges, Author at HistoryNet

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Around the World in 94 Hours: How Curtis LeMay Put America’s Defenses on Alert 24/7

by Larry Porges1/17/20241/17/2024

Seventy-Five years ago Lucky Lady II became the first plane to circumnavigate the world nonstop.

A North Vietnamese poster from 1968 shows VC fighters “determined to beat the American enemy.” A shot-down U.S. pilot lies in the foreground while an American jet crashes in the distance.

During the Vietnam War, These Colorful Posters Aimed to Win Hearts and Minds

by Larry Porges1/3/20241/3/2024

The Complicated Vietnam War Legacy of Henry Kissinger

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher and Larry Porges11/30/202312/6/2023

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Her Great-uncle Died on D-day. We Found out What Happened

by Larry Porges11/21/202311/21/2023

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Weapons & Gear Manual

America’s Waco CG-4A Glider Didn’t Need an Engine to Do its Job

by Larry Porges10/10/202311/2/2023

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Weapons & Gear Manual

For Allied Planes and Tanks, Germany’s 88mm Flak Gun Doubled the Trouble

by Larry Porges8/1/20238/1/2023

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A Requiem for Daniel Ellsberg

by Larry Porges6/27/20236/27/2023

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This Man Never Knew How His Brother Died. World War II Magazine Found Out.

by Larry Porges6/6/20236/13/2023

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Weapons & Gear Manual

Thousands of These Mortars Dotted the British Countryside For An Invasion That Never Came

by Larry Porges5/2/20235/2/2023

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Weapons & Gear Manual

Made in Japan, but with an engine by Harley-Davidson

by Larry Porges4/21/20234/12/2023