Reissued in paperback for the 70th anniversary of the Normany Invasion, Charles Messenger’s D-Day Atlas is the authoritative summary of all things related to the operation, with succinct text, ample photos and comprehensive maps.
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Book Review: Hundred Days, by Nick Lloyd
Historian Nick Lloyd reexamines the closing days of World War I, examining the root causes of the shift in the Allies’ favor.
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Book Review: Hanns and Rudolf, by Thomas Harding
This dual biography by Thomas Harding profiles Rudolf Höss, the wartime Kommandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, and Hanns Alexander, the Jewish leader of the British intelligence unit tasked with tracking down Nazis, including Hoss.
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Napoléon’s Six Days
After his stinging first defeat on French soil, the emperor struck back at the invading allies in a last-ditch campaign
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Letter From Military History – July 2014
Successful military operations depend on thorough planning and fall apart under poorly reasoned assumptions
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Daily Quiz for April 30, 2014
The first telecommunications satellite was launched in this year.
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The Storm Before the Storm: One man bore the lonely burden of setting it all in motion
General Dwight D. Eisenhower gazes toward the Norman coast the day after D-Day. The […]
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Interview: Staff Sgt. Tim Chambers / The Saluting Marine
The Saluting Marine, Staff Sergeant Tim Chambers, opens up about his past, why he became a symbol of paying tribute to America’s veterans, and the need for all Americans to come together.
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What Western Publications Have Published the Photo of a Red Army Soldier Atop the Reichstag?
What publications (USA & Europe) published or reprinted the famous Yevegny Khaldei photo of […]
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Daily Quiz for April 29, 2014
Daniel Ellsberg, leaker of the Pentagon Papers, was a veteran of this military branch.