His visit to Peru and Venezuela in 1958 spurred a precautionary movement of U.S. forces into Caribbean bases:
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Letter From Military History – December 2007
War and Memory Paul Fussell, the distinguished literary critic, historian and combat veteran (as […]
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What We Learned… from the Battle of Carrhae
The mistakes made by the Roman commander Marcus Licinius Crassus against the Parthians at the Battle of Carrhae present object lessons for today.
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The Roman Navy: Masters of the Mediterranean
Marcus Vipsanius Aggripa’s innovative tactics gave Octavian’s Roman fleet a victory over Marc Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium. Rome was the dominant naval power in the Mediterranean for four centuries.
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Daily Quiz for November 16, 2007
In the Soviet Union, someone known as a Stakhanovite was:
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Coming Apart From the Inside: How Internal Strife Brought Down the Confederacy
Politicians and generals on the Confederate side have long been lionized as noble warriors who heroically fought for an honorable cause that had little chance of succeeding. In reality, the Confederate leadership was rife with infighting.
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Daily Quiz for November 15, 2007
General William Booth was a leader in this army:
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Daily Quiz for November 14, 2007
This game, invented by William G. Morgan, was first known as mintonette:
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Daily Quiz for November 13, 2007
This great figure of the American Revolutionary era urged restoration of the property and rights of Loyalists after the Revolutionary War.