Charles Lee’s failure to coordinate subordinates led to a crucial breakdown at the Battle of Monmouth, and a rare public rebuke from George Washington.
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Hoodwinked During America’s Civil War: Confederate Military Deception
‘In the conditions of real war, the feeling of uncertainty is magnified, and this […]
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17th Maine Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg
The 17th Maine helped transform a Gettysburg wheatfield into a legend.
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James Longstreet: Robert E. Lee’s Most Valuable Soldier
The words resonate through Confederate history like an unwelcome truth. As General Robert E. […]
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Japan’s Fatally Flawed Air Forces in World War II
World War II in the Pacific was a fight to seize and defend airfields. […]
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Immigrants: The Last Time America Sent Her Own Packing
A Depression-era crackdown on illegal immigrants even banished some native-born Americans. Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were especially hard-hit by the roundups.
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Battle of Gettysburg: Who Really Fired the First Shot
When Lieutenant Marcellus Jones touched off a shot in the early morning of July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, he could not have realized that his bullet would create a controversy argued over for decades.
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Battle of Antietam: 7th Maine’s Senseless Charge On the Piper Farm
It had no effect on the battle — other than adding to the casualty […]
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Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin was perhaps America’s most beloved composers.
By Paula Anne Greten
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Battle of the Seelow Heights
In World War II’s final days, the Soviets were determined to take the last natural barrier east of Berlin.
By Colin D. Heaton