Vietnam vet Max Cleland, former Veterans Administration head and US Senator, speaks frankly about his war wounds, surviving post traumatic stress disorder, Walter Reed and Karl Rove, the inspiring Gen. Hal Moore, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Daily Quiz for October 6, 2009
This action set in motion the first major western thrust by the Mongols.
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Daily Quiz for October 5, 2009
Douglas A. Munro, the only member of the US Coast Guard to date who has been awarded the Medal of Honor, received it for actions during this campaign.
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The Importance of Being Mussolini
Benito Mussolini led Italy into disaster in World War II. He played a central role in the war, however, and the importance of Italy is still often overlooked.
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Daily Quiz for October 4, 2009
President Ulysses S. Grant, instead of initiating strong offensive action against Western Indian tribes, opted for a policy that became known as this.
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Daily Quiz for October 3, 2009
He is the only one of the following English composers who would NOT be considered part of the Romantic school.
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The Civil War Today: December/January 2010
Gettysburg residents Wayne and Susan Hill recently donated 45 acres to the Gettysburg Foundation. […]
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Resources: December/January 2010
P. 24, Field Guide The complete text of Shepherdstown resident Mary Bedinger Mitchell’s “A […]
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Sowing Discontent, Reaping Retribution
Daniel E. Sutherland is one of the outstanding Civil War scholars working today, the author of a prize-winning book on Culpeper County, Virginia, a study of the Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville campaigns, a highly regarded textbook and several important essays. Sutherland’s latest effort, which focuses on guerrilla warfare and its effect on the nation’s great struggle, has been greatly anticipated. In A Savage Conflict, he does not disappoint.
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Why Doesn’t Grant Get the Love?
Ulysses S. Grant has occupied dramatically different positions in the American pantheon. His imposing stature between the end of the Civil War and the early years of the 20th century cannot be disputed.