Clyde Bonnelycke is possibly the only person awarded a Silver Star as a Marine who went on to receive an Army Silver Star as a soldier.
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Book Review: George Hearst / Silver King of the Gilded Age
Matthew Bernstein provides the first full-length biography of Western mining magnate George Hearst.
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How Did the Kimono Lead to Japanese Women Using This Deadly Weapon?
Why is the naginata so strongly associated with Japanese female warriors — and is it true the weapon was designed with women in mind?
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Old West Bartenders Were Equal Parts Bouncer and Confidant
Editor Greg Lalire recounts some of the real (and “reel”) saloon men who tended bar in the Wild West
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On the Oregon Trail, Hardship Piled on Hardship—Yet Brave Travelers Kept Going
Lured by the promise of the paradisiacal West, emigrants embarked on a challenging, and sometimes deadly, journey.
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A True Rebel Alliance: Why the Choctaw Fought For the Confederacy
The surprising history of the Choctaw Nation’s alliance with the Confederacy
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Think It’s Easy to Destroy Tanks With Airplanes? Think Again
A close examination of the historical record reveals that ground-attack aircraft in World War II were not as successful against armor as many believe.
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Did General William Westmoreland Actually Have a Logical Strategy in Vietnam?
Dr. Erik Villard argues that Westmoreland pursued the most appropriate strategy any MACV commander could devise between 1964 and 1968.
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How Bobby the Antelope Became One of the British Army’s Cutest Mascots
Antelopes represented one of Britain’s oldest infantry regiments for more than 200 years—even if they were sometimes prone to butting unsuspecting soldiers
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She Just Became the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World
Zara Rutherford set a record when she flew around the world in 155 days.