During the Vietnam War, U.S. Air Force Pararescue Jumpers trained for and undertook daring missions to rescue downed airmen in enemy territory.
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Daily Quiz for November 9, 2009
U.S. Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher ordered his aircraft carriers to turn on all their lights, despite the threat of Japanese submarines, during this battle.
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Hitler’s Dark December, 1941
Why did Adolf Hitler declare war on the United States in 1941? An inexplicable decision explained.
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Daily Quiz for November 8, 2009
A descendant of this Civil War general chaired the Civil War Centennial Commission, charged with organizing events to commemorate the war’s 100th anniversary.
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Daily Quiz for November 7, 2009
When Paris was besieged by Prussian forces in 1870, these were sacrificed for food.
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Daily Quiz for November 6, 2009
The term Sioux, applied to several Native American tribes, is an abbreviation of a word from this language.
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Interview: Rick Atkinson / Liberation Trilogy
Journalist and historian Rick Atkinson, who covered the Gulf War and Iraq War for The Washington Post, is working on the final volume of his World War II “Liberation Trilogy.”
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Bayonets at Midnight: The Battle of Stony Point
When British troops captured the river fortress at Stony Point, New York, in 1779, George Washington was determined to drive them out with force and fixed bayonets.
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Military History Today: January 2010
The actions of individual soldiers can have as decisive an impact on military history as high-level strategic and tactical decisions.
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Daily Quiz for November 5, 2009
Richard Neville became known by this nickname.