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The Music of War

by HistoryNet Staff6/12/20068/4/2016

Ever since Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, music has served as both a psychological weapon and a way to communicate in battle.

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World War II: 71st Division’s Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop Find the German Army Group South

by HistoryNet Staff6/12/20068/4/2016

A lone U.S. cavalry platoon secured the surrender of the largest organized German military force still in the field on May 7, 1945.

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Interview: General Frederick C. Weyand / American Troops Who Fought in the Vietnam War

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One of the saddest legacies of the Vietnam War is the cruel misperception that the American fighting men there did not measure up to their predecessors in World War II and Korea. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Eyewitness Account: A Tar Heel at Gettysburg

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Battle Of Okinawa: Operation Iceberg

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The Battle Of Okinawa During WWII. Also Known As Operation Iceberg, This Article Gives A Summary, Facts, Pictures & Casualties From Okinawa Battle.

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‘In for One Hell of a Time’: Bloody Sacrifice at the Battle of Iwo Jima

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Bataan Death March Survivor: I Saw ‘Thousands of Individual Horrors’

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Retired Army Maj. Richard Gordon recalls the hunger, thirst, sickness, and death he encountered along the hellish trek.

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Army Chaplain Paul N. Mitchell Recalls His Duties During the Vietnam War

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