This amendment to the Constitution repealed the prohibition of alcohol.
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The Man Who Let Goeben Escape
In 1914 British Rear Adm. Ernest Troubridge had the German battlecruiser bottled up in the Mediterranean—and then he let it go
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Invincible-Class Battlecruisers
Though state-of-the-art in the 19 aughts, this class of British battlecruisers was obsolescent by the end of World War I
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Book Review: Church of Spies
Mark Riebling reviews the wartime record of Roman Catholic Pope Pius XII and his dealings with German resistance to Nazi rule
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Book Review: Disobeying Hitler
Randall Hansen recounts the stories of those who disobeyed Adolf Hitler’s scorched-earth policy at the end of World War II
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What Makes A War Hero
Donald Trump’s comment about John McCain’s heroism marks our confusion around words like hero, bravery, and coward.
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AH-1 Huey Cobra Gunship (Snake)
A single Bell AH-1G Huey Cobra en route to Muc Hoa on Sept. 4, […]
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Voices: Peter Prichard
The two letters arrived the same day in spring 1967. One was from the […]
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Book Review: Bannockburn
Angus Konstam reviews the seminal battle in the Scottish wars for independence and its impact on the national psyche
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Letter From Military History – November 2015
Withdrawal or retreat? Commanders through the ages have decided to their army’s betterment or destruction