The prosecution of one of the greatest sieges in ancient history offers a chance to assess the nature of Rome’s military discipline and its importance to the success of the imperial army.
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Firebrand in a Powder Keg: Nathaniel Lyon in St. Louis
When secession fever threatened Missouri, a hotheaded gesture by a Yankee touched off riots but helped keep the state in the Union.
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A Date Which Will Live: Pearl Harbor in American Memory (Book Review)
Reviewed by Carol Reardon By Emily S. Rosenberg Duke University Press, Durham, N.C., 2003 […]
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A Newsmen in Khaki: Tales of a World War II Soldier Correspondent (Book Review)
Reviewed by Peter S. Kindsvatter By Herbert Mitgang Taylor Trade Publishing, Lanham, Md., 2004, […]
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Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945 (Book Review)
Reviewed by Robert Citino By Max Hastings Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2004 The […]
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Jerrie Mock: Record-Breaking American Female Pilot
In 1964 an Ohio woman took up the challenge that had led to Amelia Earhart’s disappearance.
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Air Group 87 Strike Japanese Battleship-Carrier Hyuga During World War II
A raid on the Japanese battleship-carrier Hyuga was an arduous task for fliers of Air Group 87 from USS Ticonderoga.
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America’s Civil War: Front Royal Was the Key to the Shenandoah Valley
The pretty little town of Front Royal, in the Shenandoah Valley, had a strategic value that belied its size. As Stonewall Jackson knew, it was the key to the valley, the state of Virginia and the war itself.
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Roman-Persian Wars: Battle of Carrhae
Eager to match the military achievements of his two illustrious rivals, Marcus Licinius Crassus led an army into Parthia. Instead of glory, all he found was death.
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Leningrad Symphony: A Symphony of War
During the dark days of the Wehrmacht‘s long siege of Leningrad, the spirits of the Russian city’s citizens and defenders were lifted by a musical masterpiece.