Michael Livingstone and Kelly DeVries present an illustrated guidebook to the decisive battles and campaigns of the Norman conquest
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How Legendary NFL Coach Tom Landry Honed His Fighting Instincts in World War II
Famous for keeping cool under pressure, the Eighth Air Force veteran led the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl championships in the 1970s.
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This British Policeman Trained Commandos In the Art of ‘Ungentlemanly Warfare’
W.E. Fairbairn was a savvy martial arts master who survived hundreds of street fights and helped train special agents during World War II
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The Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber was the glorious ‘Stringbag’ of the Royal Naval Air Service
A flying anachronism when it entered service, the Fairey Swordfish nevertheless helped save Britain during the darkest days of World War II
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Biplanes vs. Battleships: The Channel Dash Disaster
In February 1942, British airmen took off in six Fairey Swordfish on a suicide mission.
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“I Could Feel Doom”: U.S. Marines and Australians Fought For Survival At Ngok Tavak in Vietnam
A combined force of about 200 Americans, Australians and local defenders faced off against 500 to 600 North Vietnamese Army soldiers
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What If World War I Was Just a Tragic Accident?
In the century since it ended, historians have pointed to many causes—but is it possible none of the combatant nations wanted war?
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‘Don’t Put on Too Much Weight’: WWI-Era Valentine’s Day Advice
The National WWI Museum and Memorial is opening its vault of poems, wartime love letters, and romantic postcards. Will they help you find true love?
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Bessie Coleman Became a Flying Role Model for African Americans
Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to become a licensed pilot and one of the most sensational stunt fliers during the Roaring ’20s, came close to never getting off the ground.
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During the Civil War, Battlefield Dead Were Often Stripped of Anything of Value—Even Their Clothes
Soldiers snatched souvenirs from a number of dead or dying generals. Confederate commander Felix Zollicoffer was perhaps treated the harshest