On April 26, 1654, all Jews were ordered to leave this country.
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Do Three Civil War Books Mentioned on ‘Columbo’ Really Exist?
Three Civil War books were mentioned on an episode of ‘Colombo.’ Do they actually exist?
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Battle Films: War is Rude
Mrs. Miniver presents the war as a case of dreadful manners: a sanitized way to promote solidarity with Britain in the early years of World War II.
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Daily Quiz for July 6, 2015
On June 16, 1897, this independent republic was annexed by the United States.
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Daily Quiz for July 5, 2015
The novel A Study in Scarlet was the first appearance of this fictional detective.
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Daily Quiz for July 4, 2015
Bernard Cigrand of Waubeka, Wisconsin, crusaded to create this national holiday.
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Book Review: Glorious Victory
War of 1812 scholar Donald R. Hickey profiles the ever-colorful future president Andrew Jackson on the bicentennial of his “glorious victory” over the British at New Orleans
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Book Review: The Last Cavalryman, by Harvey Ferguson
Ferguson profiles General Lucian Truscott, a talented, self-effacing World War II commander long overshadowed by his contemporary George Patton
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Book Review: The Ghost Army of World War II, by Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles
Authors Beyer and Sayles relate the dramatic story of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, a “ghost army” tasked with deceiving Axis troops in Europe in 1944–45
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Book Review: On the Devil’s Tail, by Paul Martelli with Vittorino dal Cengio
This memoir, relating the experience of a French citizen who served with Germany in World War II and France in Indochina, is visceral but raises many questions