P. 22, Military Manuals of the Civil War Read Dennis Hart Mahan’s An Elementary […]
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Three Views of the Lincoln-Douglass Dynamic: August/September 2009
In the past two years four authors have undertaken joint biographies of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Contextualizing the overlapping roles of these complex personalities proves to be a fascinating and challenging litmus test of the political values not only of two iconic individuals but also of the historians interpreting them.
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Two Ways to Approach One War: August/September 2009
Two Civil Wars await anyone seeking to understand our transformative national trial.
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Daily Quiz for August 1, 2009
The naval engagement known as the Battle of Valcour Island occurred during this war.
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Turning Point of World War II?
“Turning point” is one of military history’s most beloved concepts. But does it make sense? Some thoughts on the battle of El Alamein in 1942.
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Red Sky at Morning: Horror and Heroism Aboard the USS Franklin
An aircraft carrier crew struggles for survival in the aftermath of a Japanese strike
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Daily Quiz for July 31, 2009
Abraham Lincoln is said to have called Harriet Beecher Stowe this.
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Daily Quiz for July 30, 2009
The weapons called Ojukwu’s Kettle were a type of this.
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War of Extermination
Although wildlife painter John James Audubon routinely killed birds for specimens, he was appalled by the activities of the ‘egg-collectors of Labrador,’ whom he accused of waging a ‘war of extermination.’
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So Long, Pontiac
General Motors pulls the plug on Pontiac, the original American muscle car.