Duane Russell shares the story of his dilemma when he encountered an enemy combatant: to kill or not to kill?
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How Union Leaders Sought to Exploit Rebel In-Fighting After the Fall of Atlanta
Lincoln, Sherman hoped to leverage government unrest in Richmond and Georgia to secure an early peace deal after Atlanta fell
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In His Words: The Exceptional Life of Union Engineer Gilbert Thompson
Union Engineer Gilbert Thompson documented his service with an illustrated diary
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This Mobile Fortress Was Almost Unbeatable
Each war wagon used by Hussite forces was essentially a mobile fortress, manned by crews armed with field guns, hand cannons, crossbows and polearms
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The Frogman Who Vanished: What Happened to the Royal Navy’s Most Celebrated Diver, Lionel “Buster” Crabb?
Lionel “Buster” Crabb, one of the Royal Navy’s most celebrated divers, disappeared while spying on a Russian warship in 1956
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The Vietnam War’s First Pulitzer-Winning Photographer
Sakai was not only the first Pulitzer Prize winner in feature photography, but also the first photographer to win the award for coverage of the Vietnam War.
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America’s Weirdest Confederate Statue Has Been Removed from Nashville
The statue gained national attention in recent years, with comedian John Oliver saying it looked “like if a nickel did cocaine”
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‘Red Star Versus Rising Sun’ Book Review
Adrien Fontanellaz argues that the 1931–38 invasion of Manchuria and conflict between Japan and Russia marked the true beginning of World War II
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Did Winston Churchill’s American Party Guests Not Know Where Pearl Harbor Was?
Here’s what really unfolded at Chequers, Winston Churchill’s country estate, following Japan’s surprise attack on America’s Hawaiian naval base on December 7, 1941.
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Cowpens National Battlefield: Then and Now
Managed by the National Park Service, Cowpens National Battlefield features battle relics and relates the story of an unlikely American victory