Camp Nelson served as a critical supply depot, training center, and forward base for the Federal Army during the Civil War
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From the ‘Big House’ to the Battlefield: Heisman Winner Tom Harmon’s War
“I went through the most physically painful experience of my life,” Harmon later wrote
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How Magicians Became the Great Deceivers of War
In one way or another, these 10 famous prestidigitators used their talents to serve their countries in time of war.
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Why the Royal Thai Air Force Both Fought and Supported America During World War II
The RTF was a service with a double life—flying on behalf of the Japanese, while also working against Japan as a secret collaborator of the OSS.
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Elizabeth Freeman: The Enslaved Woman who Sued for Freedom in 1780—and Won
Using language in Massachusetts’ state constitution, Freeman, known as ‘Mum Bett,’ successfully challenged her enslavement in court.
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Book Review: From San Francisco Eastward / Victorian Theater in the American West
Carolyn Grattan Eichin profiles the producers, directors and performers who brought theater to the West.
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France Pays Tribute to WWII Resistance Fighter Henri Honoré d’Estienne d’Orves
Eighty years ago, the first Free French execution opens some conservative eyes to the real terms of the Nazi Occupation
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Ken Burns’s ‘Civil War’ PBS Series Is 30 — Does It Still Measure Up?
How does the iconic PBS series measure up three decades on?
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Tough Turkey: Why Grumman’s TBF Avenger Was the Ultimate Torpedo Bomber
Like the barrage balloon and the assault glider, the torpedo bomber is a weapon […]
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‘Roosevelt and Churchill’ Book Review
Richard Evans and Michael Kluger relate the 1941 meeting of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to hammer out the Atlantic Charter