Although combat troops dominated the news during the Vietnam War, much was owed to the vast armada of support personnel who backed the fighting troops up
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This Japanese Sub Sank in 1942 — Now You Can Take a Virtual Tour
You don’t need a scuba C-card (or a plane ticket to Darwin, Australia) to explore I-124 — just a computer.
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An Ohio English Teacher Went to Fight in the Civil War and Got His First True Taste of Battle
An Ohio teacher got his first true taste of battle as Vicksburg fell in the summer of 1863. Two arduous but fulfilling years in uniform followed.
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Book Review: Against All Odds / A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II
Alex Kershaw relates the wartime exploits of four notable Americans who received the Medal of Honor during World War II
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Why Did Hitler and Stalin Form the Notorious ‘Nazi-Soviet Pact’ of 1939?
Hitler and Stalin arguably created the most cynical – and deadly – treaty in history. What motivated the dictators to do this?
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Building Stalin’s “Flying Tank”: The Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik
It was designed to support Soviet ground forces. Follow along as we build the 1/72nd-scale model.
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Spike Lee Made a Movie About Buffalo Soldiers—Then Found Out He Was Related to One
The “Miracle at St. Anna” director’s long-lost cousin fought and died in Italy with Black troops of the 92nd Infantry Division.
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How an Obscure Photograph Triggered a Search for the Fate of 5 Union Soldiers
Some 160 years after it was taken, that image would send the author on a quest to learn all he could about these “Jersey Boys.”
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In The Hornet’s Nest: Armored Cavalry Came to the Rescue of Soldiers Ambushed at Loc Ninh
Things looked hopeless for infantrymen ambushed in a rubber plantation in Vietnam until armored cavalry assault vehicles arrived to help them
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They Bought a WWII-Era Lancaster Bomber to Honor Their Brother — and Now They Want It to Fly Again
A British museum gives its prize Lancaster a new lease on life.