As the sesquicentennial of the Civil War draws to a close, historian James McPherson urges Americans to retain the lessons from that nation-shaping conflict.
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Book Review: Agincourt, by Stephen Cooper
Stephen Cooper looks at the 1415 Battle of Agincourt and its key players to mark the 600th anniversary of the pivotal English-French clash.
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Book Review: Judy, by Damien Lewis
Judy, by Damien Lewis, relates the surprising story of a pointer that served as a mascot on the Royal Navy gunboats Gnat and Grasshopper during World War II in the Far East.
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Book Review: Obedient Unto Death, by Werner Kindler
Obedient Unto Death is Werner Kindler’s detailed, often harrowing account of armored operations of the elite German Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler during World War II.
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Book Review: The Longest Afternoon, by Brendan Simms
The Longest Afternoon is Cambridge University professor Brendan Simms’ detailed account of the 1815 Battle of Waterloo defense of the stone farmhouse La Haye Sainte.
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Book Review: The Second Pearl Harbor, by Gene Eric Salecker
In The Second Pearl Harbor, Gene Eric Salecker reveals the causes and consequences of a devastating explosion that rocked the West Loch section of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on May 22, 1944.
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Book Review: Home Squadron, by James C. Rentfrow
In his book Home Squadron, James Rentfrow relates the late 19th century transformation of the U.S. Navy into a fleet with global reach.
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Book Review: War Planning 1914, edited by Richard F. Hamilton and Holger H. Herwig
War Planning 1914 assesses the prewar plans of the six major European participants in World War I, in particular exposing the weaknesses that led to years-long stalemates on all fronts.
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Letter From Military History – May 2015
The determining factors in the outcome of warfare are as varied as the root causes themselves. But determination to see it through, to vanquish one’s enemy, is paramount.
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Daily Quiz for February 25, 2015
This international treaty has been open for signature since 1968, and 190 nations have joined it.