The Battle of Gettysburg, and perhaps the fate of the Union, was decided in one hour of desperate fighting on the rocky ledges of Little Round Top.
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The Transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court
The last four decades have witnessed a fundamental transformation in the types of men, and now women, who exercise the broad and untrammeled judicial power of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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How the US Army 28th Infantry Division’s 110th Regimental Combat Team Upset the German Timetable
Outnumbered and outgunned, the men of the 110th Infantry Regiment upset the German timetable during the Battle of the Bulge.
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John Brown’s Family: A Living Legacy
For decades after John Brown swung from the gallows in 1859, his family lived in the long shadow of the notoriety he had generated.
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Life at West Point of Future Professional American Civil War Officers
Whether they spent their energy studying or sneaking off to Benny Havens’s tavern, the future professional officers of the Civil War left West Point with enough stories for a lifetime—and an enduring common bond.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor: Why Weren’t We Warned
The contention that broken Japanese codes could have alerted the United States won’t go away. But is there a simpler explanation than a failure of intelligence?
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Allensworth: California’s First Black Community
A former slave and former chaplain for the black 24th infantry teamed up with a gifted black teacher named William Payne to create a colony of opportunity.
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All-Black 9th Cavalry Fought in the Battle of Fort Lancaster, Texas
Captain William Frohock, Lieutenant Frederick Smith and the black troopers of Company K, 9th Cavalry, received an after-Christmas surprise from Kickapoo raiders in 1867.
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Utah War: U.S. Government Versus Mormon Settlers
The federal expedition into Utah Territory in 1857-58, which pitted President James Buchanan’s U.S. Army against Brigham Young’s Nauvoo Legion, was largely a bloodless affair, but misjudgments, embarrassments and expenses abounded.
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Interview: Retired Brig. General Robert L. Scott / WWII Ace Pilot and Hero
A Radio Tokyo broadcast revealed to Colonel Robert L. Scott how effective his 23rd Fighter Group was. ‘They were making the point that we were weak because we only had 500 planes,’ said Scott. ‘At that time we had only 35!’