A Maine Artilleryman describes getting wounded at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863
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Which Horses Were Buried with Full Military Honors?
Which Horses Were Buried with Full Military Honors?
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Daily Quiz for July 4, 2017
World War II caused a change in the flavor of filling in Twinkies which was originally this flavor.
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Hallowed Ground: Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium
Every day at 7:55 p.m. police in the small Belgian city of Ypres stop […]
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Rome Ravaged
In 1527 the eternal city learned what happens when a leaderless, out-of-control army runs […]
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Grenada, 1983: Small Island, Big Lessons
A three-day Cold War clash in the Caribbean had far-reaching impacts on American joint […]
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Penicillin: Wonder Drug of World War II
How mold in a petri dish became the soldiers’ lifesaver. In December 1943 British […]
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Making the Rules of War
From ancient origins the informal rules of war have developed into a complex code […]
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Polk’s Mexican War
The 1846–48 Mexican War redrew the political map of North America, effectively destroying Mexico […]
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What We Learned from the Battle of Taranto
The 1940 British attack on the Italian naval base at Taranto had a significant […]