When Fred Avey joined ‘Pappy’ Boyington’s flock, he found himself among a pack of wolves in Black Sheep’s clothing.
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The Bomb That Ended the War
It was the second atomic bomb, dropped on Nagasaki, that induced the Japanese to surrender.
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USS Lexington: Walter Hassell Recalls the Torpedo Attack That Ended Lady Lex
The waterway at deck’s edge was neatly lined with shoes, and…a short while later, terrible to behold, every doorway, hatch or open space was ablaze.
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Korean War: Operation Chromite
Operation Chromite — the September 1950 amphibious landings at Inchon — rehabilitated the U.S. military’s tarnished post-World War II image.
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Air America: Played a Crucial Part of the Emergency Helicopter Evacuation of Saigon
The last assignment of the CIA’s Far East airline was one of its most hectic: airlift more than one thousand people to safety from Saigon rooftops just prior to North Vietnam’s capture of the city.
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Interview: A Top North Vietnam Army General and Two Former Soldiers
Interviews with a top North Vietnam Army general and two former soldiers provide important insights into the other side’s perspective on the Vietnam War.
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Reign of the Rough-Scuff: Law and Lucre in Wichita
Wyatt Earp and other lawmen ‘disciplined’ the Texas drovers who sought entertainment at the end of the trail, and also fined those in the Kansas cow town who provided the entertainment.
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Military Technology: Using a Cloud of Dust in Ancient Warfare
In the ancient world, a clever commander could use clouds of dust and dirt to gain a great victory and avoid a crushing defeat.
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Weaponry: Lewisite — America’s World War I Chemical Weapon
Rushed into production in 1918, America’s World War I weapon of mass destruction is still in many nations’ arsenals.
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Fourth Crusade: Conquest of Constantinople
The chance to unify the faithful — and gain a strong ally — led to the conquest of Christendoms’s leading city.