Images from General William T. Sherman’s war on the Southern Plains and the Modoc War.
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Daily Quiz for May 9, 2011
The ill-starred Allied amphibious exercise at Slapton Sands in April 1944 to prepare for D-Day had this codename.
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When you read about the Eastern Front in WW2, what event most interests you?
When you read about the Eastern Front in WW2, what event most interests you?
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Daily Quiz for May 8, 2011
In 1944, Helen Taussig, Alfred Blalock, and Vivien Thomas first performed a surgery they developed to treat this condition.
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Looking at history, do you see any parallels with the perceived decline of the USA?
Looking at history, do you see any parallels with the perceived decline of the USA?
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Daily Quiz for May 7, 2011
This European crusader aided the Mongols during their siege of Aleppo in Syria.
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America Goes to War – In Louisiana
In operational terms, America’s three great maneuvers of 1941 used an approach would have been familiar to previous generations of U.S. field commanders, especially Union generals in the Civil War.
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What is the most beautiful airplane ever made?
What is the most beautiful airplane ever made?
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Daily Quiz for May 6, 2011
Katharina von Bora, a former nun, married this former priest. They went on to have six children.
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Book Review: Nothing Less Than War, by Justus Doenecke
In Nothing Less Than War, Justus Doenecke offers a look at the domestic political wrangling that preceded America’s decision to enter World War I.