An ill-conceived diversionary attack across an Italian river destroyed an American division in early 1944. Who was to blame?
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Daily Quiz for January 8, 2012
Heinrich Himmler ordered a special-forces raid to steal the oldest known copy of this book from an Italian villa.
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Daily Quiz for January 7, 2012
Heroes’ Day in this country celebrates a battle it lost to British forces.
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Mauser C96: The ‘Broomhandle’ with a Box Magazine
Its Broomhandle grip and 10-round stripper clip made the Mauser C-96 a popular early semiautomatic pistol.
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Swiss Army Knife: The Catalog-Conquering Couteau
Swiss citizen-soldiers used the multitool to open food tins and service their rifles in the field, but it has since become a coveted catalog bestseller.
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Interview: Charles Stanish / Archaeologist
Charles Stanish, UCLA archaeologist and professor of anthropology, discusses war and formation of the earliest states.
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War of 1812: Big Night in Baltimore
The stubborn Americans foiled the 1814 British siege of Fort McHenry—and the flag was still there at dawn
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Letter from Military History – March 2012
In coming issues Military History will profile history’s great military leaders, exploring those qualities that made them transcendent leaders.
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Daily Quiz for January 6, 2012
As commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, Brig. Gen. John Logan helped establish nationwide observance of this American holiday.
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Daily Quiz for January 5, 2012
Ho Chi Minh quoted this document when he proclaimed Vietnam’s Independence in 1945.