The Civil War put the town on the map, but it was also once home to a Nazi POW camp, top-secret navy mapmaking facilities, and more.
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Commission Recommends Stripping Confederate Service Academy Honors
“Cadets of the present who devote their lives to national service should do so in an environment and setting that honors the greatest examples, traditions, and leaders of our past,” according to the report.
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The Air Force’s Only Ace Pilot of the Vietnam War Might Well Be the Last Ace Pilot Ever
Captain R. Steve Ritchie’s aerial victories stand out against a 21st century dominated by guerrilla warfare and remote-controlled electronic surveillance aircraft.
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It’s Not Enough Just to Be the President—You Have to Act the Part
Beginning with George Washington, American leaders have looked to the theater to shape their sense of character.
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80 Years After El Alamein, German Soldiers’ Remains Discovered in Egypt
A local making a campfire stumbled across the bodies of Rommel’s Afrika Korps soldiers in the Egyptian desert.
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Brunanburh: The Little-Known Battle That Unified England
Celts versus Vikings, more than a century before Hastings.
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Inside the MiG-25, a Supersonic Fighter Second to All
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 was a product—and victim—of the brief vogue of supersonic nuclear bombers.
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‘Vampire’ to Transform Ukraine Pickups Into Deadly Missile Launchers
The Vampire is part of a larger package in aid to Ukraine, bringing the total amount supplied to the country during the Russia-Ukraine conflict to more than $13.5 billion since the start of the Biden administration.
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Who Was America’s First World War II Ace?
Controversy continues over the identity of the first U.S. citizen to claim five aerial victories in WW2.
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Nazi Warships Sunk in Danube River Exposed by Europe’s Historic Drought
Once a part of Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet, the corroded relics went down in 1944 thanks to their own retreating commanders.