When the sectional conflicts moved from the Capitol to the battlefield, lawmakers in Washington […]
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Civil War- The Class of ‘65
The 39th Congress led the nation through a series of fateful events. TO SAY […]
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Cease Fire: Respect the Relics
Hats off to collectors, large and small. Just as newspapers wrote the first draft […]
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The Luftwaffe’s Secret Squadrons In World War II
A secret German squadron took part in many covert missions against the Allies and became the subject of much postwar speculation
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Daily Quiz for March 16, 2017
This Canadian National Historic Site at 442 Adelaide Street North in London, Ontario is known as this.
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Hallowed Ground: Lake Trasimeno, Italy
Lago Trasimeno is the largest lake on the Italian peninsula. It abuts the Umbria-Tuscany […]
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The Soviet Union’s Invasion of Afghanistan Was a Fiasco—as Invasions of Afghanistan Always Are
In 1979, Moscow intervened in a bloody Afghan civil war. That was their first mistake.
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Ben Franklin’s Tory Bastard
Illegitimate son of one of America’s founding fathers, William Franklin fought the patriots at every turn during the American Revolution.
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The Cost of Victory
It’s a truism as old as warfare itself—spectacular victories often at a terrible cost. […]
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What We Learned from Fort Eben-Emael, 1940
According to one source it was Adolf Hitler himself who first floated the idea […]