Interpretation of the epic September 17, 1862, battle—deemed the single bloodiest day in American history—is also being revisited
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New Documentary Delves into the Japanese WWII Terror Weapon: The Fu-Go Balloon Bomb
Now streaming on Discovery+, “The Great Balloon Bomb Invasion” explores the history of the ingenious balloon bomb
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Oldest US World War II Veteran Dies at 112 in New Orleans
“I would like to be remembered as a strong man,” said Lawrence Brooks, “A good soldier”
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Book Review: Spies on the Mekong / CIA Clandestine Operations in Laos
Only recently have documents concerning the CIA’s behind-the-scenes espionage in Laos been declassified, which the author reveals in unprecedented detail
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This House & Barn Survived the Battle of South Mountain. Can It Survive Development?
An earnest local preservation group is fighting to save a battlefield landmark in the Maryland village of Burkittsville – the setting for the horror film The Blair Witch Project.
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Yank Magazine Created a Unique Record of American Soldiers’ Roles in World War II
From June 1942 through 1945 frontline American soldiers filed stories and photographed World War II and its aftermath for a select readership—themselves
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Meet the Tech Visionary Who Started the U.S. Air Force, Built Phone Networks, and Invented Muzak
In the early 1900s, George Owen Squier saw the future better than anyone else in the U.S. Army
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Book Review: 100 days in Vietnam
In 2008, Tallon was finally awarded a Purple Heart, which he had not received because his plane’s crash was officially characterized as a “non-hostile” accident.
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The War in Their Words: The Allegheny Arsenal Explosion
An eyewitness describes the horrible 1862 Allegheny Arsenal explosion
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Book Review: The Story of Notorious Arizona Outlaw Augustine Chacón
David Grassé plumbs the records to separate the myth from facts about Arizona outlaw Augustine Chacón.