The ubiquitous yellow two-seater that spawned an industry lived to become a misnomer.
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Sam Steele: Mountie With Nerves of Steel
North-West Mounted PoliceInspector Sam Steele became a force and a legend within alegendary law enforcement agency.
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Jimmy Doolittle and the Strike that Shocked Japan
Led by legendary flier Jimmy Doolittle, 16 U.S. Army B-25 bombers broke through Japanese defenses on April 18, 1942, to strike Tokyo and other cities in broad daylight. The daring and dramatic raid stunned Japan, revived American morale, and signaled a new course for the Pacific War.
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Deacon Jim Miller: Killing in Deacon’s Clothing
‘Deacon Jim’ Miller’s suave, well-spoken demeanor cloaked a professional killer’s icy calm. Murder for hire was not only his vocation–it was his hobby, as well.
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Nellie Cashman: Female Miner, Prospector and Philanthropist
Although known for her charity, Nellie Cashman was a dedicated and knowledgeable miner who searched the west for the ‘Big Bonanza.’
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Ulysses S. Grant’s Lifelong Struggle With Alcohol
Throughout his legendary military and political career, U.S. Grant battled accusations that he was overly fond of the bottle. Did his alleged excessive drinking make him an alcoholic, or for that matter, did he really drink that much more that the average man of the nineteenth century?
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Raid on St. Nazaire: Operation Chariot During World War II
The British raid on St. Nazaire, France, in 1942 was a display of cunning and skill overcoming limited resources–eliminating a vital German port facility and cementing the commandos’ reputation as redoubtable fighters.
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Roald Amundsen and the 1925 North Pole Expedition
To the six aviators stranded on the Arctic ice, the future looked bleak but not hopeless. Engine trouble had forced their pair of Dornier-Wal flying boats to put down on the shifting ice.
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Tom Horn: Misunderstood Misfit
Tom Horn was a misfit and among the last of his breed — and 100 years after his death he remains an enigma.
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56th Fighter Group in World War II
After ‘Hub’ Zemke whipped them into shape, the P-47 pilots of the 56th Fighter Group went on to score 992 1/2 confirmed kills.