During World War II, Americans showered adulation on Douglas MacArthur, George S. Patton—and upon William F. Halsey Jr. Afterward, biographers flocked to chronicle the generals’ lives; less so the admiral’s. Now this stellar work, which seamlessly blends deep eesearch and shrewd analysis, emerges as the most complete and sophisticated Halsey portrait.
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A Fine Spring Day in Hell
Birdsong greeted me as I arrived on a crisp spring morning. A pale sun hung in a blue sky. It was one of those days when you can feel nature emerging from winter recess. The birds seemed to sense the shift, tweeting from the beech trees that gave the place its name—Buchenwald.
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Build a Hawaiian Air Depot B-17E
The B-17E was the first of the “combat-ready” versions of Boeing’s four-engine heavy bomber. […]
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Fire For Effect: Who’s the Boss?
Most alternate scenarios are operational. What if, in May 1940, Hitler doesn’t halt his Panzers short of Dunkirk? What if, in August 1941, the Wehrmacht, instead of wheeling south into Ukraine, keeps driving to Moscow?
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Leading the Way on Omaha Beach on D-Day
A conversation with John C. Raaen, Jr.: Raaen retired in 1979 as a U.S. Army Major General. Thirty-five years earlier, as a 22-year-old captain 17 months out of the U.S. Military Academy, he made his first amphibious landing under fire at Omaha Beach. He received a Silver Star for gallantry that day in actions for which the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion was awarded a unit citation
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Daily Quiz for April 8, 2016
Shakespeare wrote most of his plays for this company of actors.
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Battle Films: Saving Private Ryan
Steven Spielberg’s 1998 film illustrates how war is a savage form of negotiation
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Book Review: Paratroopers vs. Panzers
BLOCKING KAMPFGRUPPE PEIPER The 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Battle of the Bulge […]
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Book Review: Coventry-The Bombing of Saint Michael’s Cathedral
A chilling account of the booming of Dresden’s sister city
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Daily Quiz for April 7, 2016
Groundhog Day was first celebrated in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania in this year.