Captain and crew struggled valiantly to keep the giant dirigible on course and airborne in a violent Midwestern storm.
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Blood for Dignity: The Erasure of Black Platoons from WWII
In March 1945, Black volunteers forced the first breach in the U.S. Army’s color barrier—but little changed in the aftermath.
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Bonus Art of the West: December 2006
Ozark Mountains Artist Michael Andrews showcases the Steamboat Era and a Sheriff Bent on Keeping the Peace.
By Sammie Rose and Pat Wood
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The James-Younger Gang and their Circle of Friends
During their outlaw careers, the James brothers and the Younger brothers dealt in fine-blooded […]
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Warm Springs Apache Leader Nana: The 80-Year-Old Warrior Turned the Tables
On August 19, 1881, in a remote New Mexico Territory canyon, Warm Springs Apache leader Nana ambushed a combined military and civilian force that was out to get him.
By Daniel D. Aranda
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Charlie Russell’s Last Legacy
Before his heart gave out in 1926, famed Western artist Charles Marion Russell completed two incredible murals that provide a panoramic vision of the West.
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When Gold Mining Fueled a Decades-Long Blood Feud in California
A dispute over a gold mining claim in the lower Sierra Nevada involved three sets of brothers and led to four deaths and one sensational murder trial.
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Does Pointe du Hoc Still Matter
Armed with little more than grit, on the morning of June 6, 1944, some […]
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Letter from November 2006 America’s Civil War Magazine
“Tin can on a shingle,” some Union soldiers would say upon seeing Monitor; “Cheesebox […]
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USS Monitor: A Cheesebox on a Raft
Swedish-born John Ericsson’s fight to get the U.S. Navy to accept his “cheesebox-on-a-raft” design for ironclads was almost as tough as the resulting duel between the Monitor and the Virginia (Merrimac).