The first successful attacks by aircraft against tanks are believed to have occurred near this location.
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Daily Quiz for January 16, 2010
This event in North America between 1775 and 1782 was far deadlier than the Revolutionary War that was going on at the time.
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Daily Quiz for January 15, 2010
During the May 1940 fighting in France, a nearly successful British armored breakout near Arras was halted by this.
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The 90 Division Gamble
The “90 Division gamble” gets its fair share of criticism from students of World War II, but it is hard to see how it could have been avoided.
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Daily Quiz for January 14, 2010
On Nov. 1, 1755, an earthquake and the tsunami that followed killed over 100,000 people in this country.
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Confederate Raider Raphael Semmes: Catch Me If You Can!
Maritime raider Raphael Semmes was the scourge of Union blockaders and merchant shipping during the Civil War
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Daily Quiz for January 13, 2010
Before entering politics, this was President Andrew Johnson’s trade.
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Interview: P.W. Singer / Wired for War
P.W. Singer—a senior fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based Brookings Institution and a former consultant to the departments of State and Defense—explores the history, development and current state of military robotics in his new book Wired for War.
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Letter from Military History – March 2010
Oral history is often engaging, but it must be verified. Thus, fact-checking is the onerous unseen task that stands behind responsible publishing.