Evidence casts suspicion on a famous Christmas Truce story and several monuments.
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Sharps Breechloaders Were Simple and Sturdy Guns, Trusted in the North and the South
These deadly weapons were favored by sharpshooters and cavalrymen alike.
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How A French Orphan Became the ‘Mascot’ of Australian Airmen at the End of World War I
On Christmas Day 1918, a French orphan wandered into an Australian air base in Germany and found a home.
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The Turkestan Incident
How two F-105 pilots and their commander got entangled in the geopolitics of the Vietnam War.
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No One-Trick Pony
The Pony Express had a southern competitor, one that couldn’t deliver mail any faster, […]
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Brothers in Arms
Only seven pairs of American brothers have received the Medal of Honor, only two […]
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We Remember the Fighting. But What About the Shipping?
Often the war bumped up against the harsh realities of logistics.
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Oh, Christmas Tree
Two members of an American engineering company Staff Sgt. Maurice Welsh of Hartsdale, New […]
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When Santa Claus Came to Quang Tri
It might have seemed like just another ordinary day in Vietnam. The base was […]
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The il Duce in Ethiopia
Closer to Easter Island than Mt. Rushmore, this garish bust of Italian dictator Benito […]