A young Union lieutenant and his fellow Ohioans learn the horrors of war on Shiloh’s opening day
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They ‘Literally Ate Crow’: How Starving Confederate Troops Made It Home After the Civil War
What happened to General Robert E. Lee’s troops after the surrender at Appomattox? In many cases, it wasn’t what you — or they — would expect.
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Tactical Errors. Exhausted Doughboys. Here’s Why the Meuse-Argonne Offensive Was So Deadly
Thanks to a tenacious fight put up by the untrained Americans, Montfaucon did fall on the 27th, albeit at a terrible cost.
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Interview: Charles McGee / Tuskegee Airman, ‘Do While You Can’
Charles McGee never thought much of flying until he started training at Tuskegee. When he finally left the U.S. Air Force, he had 30 years and three wars behind him.
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The Cadet Chapel: A Jewel in Military Gothic
The Cadet Chapel at West Point, with all the power and grandeur of a medieval fortress, is an architectural masterpiece inside and out
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Explore the Life of a U.S. Infantryman in Vietnam
The U.S. Infantryman Vietnam Pocket Manual contains gems such as infantry “patrol tips,” maneuver techniques, and fighting methods for various environments
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‘Spooky’ Gunship Operations in the Vietnam War
With their flares and their miniguns and cannon, fixed-wing gunships not only illuminated the battlefield, they dominated it as well
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Slavery at Sea: How Sailor Dissatisfaction Forced Americans to Reconsider Maritime Laws
A stand-off between sailors and captain on a lumber transport helped change seamen’s legal status
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‘The ‘Sneaken’est Man’ Book Review
Jim Harmon presents short stories of Montana people and places drawn from newspapers of yesteryear
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Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles McGee Dies at 102
McGee was one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen