How different was the Korean War U.S. Army from the World War II model? Not as much as you might think.
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Elmer Ellsworth and His Zouaves
All Glory and No Gore: Elmer Ellsworth’s 1860 militia tour helped prepare the North for war
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Gen. George McClellan at Second Manassas
General Disobedience: ‘Little Mac’ let John Pope twist in the wind;
With response from Prof. Ethan S. Rafuse
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The Confederacy: America’s Worst Idea
Why did the South lose the Civil War? Because it ignored black slaves and white women.
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Letter from American History – December 2010
Stephanie McCurry analyzes the Confederacy.
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Daily Quiz for October 4, 2010
In times of emergency, the Senate of ancient Rome might appoint a dictator. Usually, the dictator’s term was limited to this length of time.
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Daily Quiz for October 3, 2010
The Battle of the Masts was fought between these navies.
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Daily Quiz for October 2, 2010
To win support for his plan to invade Inchon, South Korea, in 1950, Douglas MacArthur drew a parallel with this historic action.
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Interview: Candy Moulton / Western Author-Editor-Filmmaker
Wyoming-based author-editor-filmmaker and general renaissance woman Candy Moulton has devoted her life to telling the story of the American West.
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Tom Lea – Art of the West
Tom Lea’s 1938 mural “Pass of the North” honors the giants who made El Paso. The Texan also illustrated books by J. Frank Dobie.