Nixon believed the bombing campaign might draw Hanoi into a peace agreement.
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How Gustav the Pigeon Broke the First News of the D-Day Landings
A heroic grizzle pigeon flew from an Allied warship to deliver the first report on the Normandy landings in 1944.
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3 Warfighting Lessons From Patton’s Mentor Fox Conner
Conner mentored several leading generals of World War II, including George Marshall, George Patton and Dwight Eisenhower.
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How to Fight in Caves and Fend Off ‘Sapper’ Commandos: Tactical Lessons the U.S. Army Learned in Vietnam
From how to fight in rock complexes to combating elite enemy sappers, the U.S. Army learned many tactical lessons in Vietnam
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Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2 Review: Its Predecessor Was Called the Flying Pencil
Retired Royal Air Force officer and specialist in Luftwaffe operations Chris Goss draws on firsthand accounts to chronicle a warplane caught up in a reversal of fortune for its users.
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‘The Power of the Dog’ Review: This Off-Genre Western Is a Moody Drama
Oscar-winning director Jane Campion directs a slow-burning interior character piece set in 1925 Montana
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Should We Refer to WWI as the ‘Oops’ War? A Military History Reader Objects
Readers sound off about the causes of World War I, including combat journalist Joe Galloway and Yank magazine.
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Vietnam Vets at Army Museum Share Personal Stories, Artifacts
“This museum, really, is a…tribute to the American soldier,” he said. “It’s not the tanks and the jeeps and the water buffalo horns. It’s the story of all of us who wore the uniform of this country.”
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Air Battle for Moscow, 1941-1942 Review: An Untold Story of World War II
Innumerable books have been written about the 1940 Battle of Britain. Almost nothing has been published in the West concerning the equally pivotal World War II aerial campaign waged over Moscow between Germany and the Soviet Union during 1941 and early 1942.
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Are You Nobody’s April Fool? Choose the Tale That’s Too Tall for History Books
While we here at Historynet don’t have any shenanigans up our sleeve, we do have a collection of stranger-than-fiction historical tales for you to enjoy.