George Custer and Dodson Ramseur had a friendship that survived the Civil War—until the Battle of Cedar Creek.
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Sullivan Ballou: The Macabre Fate of a American Civil War Major
Major Sullivan Ballou gained fame for the poignant letter he wrote to his wife before the First Battle of Bull Run. Not so well known is that after he was mortally wounded in that fight, Confederates dug up, decapitated and burned his body.
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Spanish-American War: Battle of San Juan Hill
American plans to take the heights outside Santiago de Cuba went awry almost from the onset, but the initiative of regimental commanders carried their troops to victory.
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Marie Dorion and The Astoria Expedition
The only woman on the 1811-12 overland expedition led by Wilson Price Hunt, Marie Dorion endured more hardships than a more famous female Indian traveler, Sacagawea.
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World War II: Eyewitness to the Raid on Magdeburg
The curtains are pulled back, revealing a big map of Europe with red ribbons leading to our target — the synthetic oil refineries near Magdeburg, Germany. There is a low murmur among the crew members as the target is announced….
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Invasion of Yugoslavia: Waffen SS Captain Fritz Klingenberg and the Capture of Belgrade During World War II
A quick-thinking, audacious Waffen SS officer and a handful of men captured the Yugoslav capital virtually without firing a shot.
By Colin D. Heaton
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Eyewitness to America’s Civil War: William W. Patteson
Teenager William W. Patteson fled his Virginia farm and fought at the Battle of Cedar Mountain.
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Interview: Frank Hurlbut / World War II American Ace
Flying over North Africa, Sicily and Italy in 1943, Frank Hurlbut helped wrest the Mediterranean sky from the best fighters and pilots the Luftwaffe had to offer.
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Rudolf von Eschwege: German World War I Ace Fighter Pilot
Rudolf von Eschwege was the only German fighter pilot on World War I’s Macedonian Front, but in a little more than a year the intrepid and resourceful flier achieved 20 victories.