Leave it to the nation’s oldest ally, the French, to throw a party
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‘Another Round Top’: How a Civil War Hero Once Again Answered His Nation’s Call
With Maine torn apart by political violence in 1880, war hero Joshua Chamberlain again answered the call
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‘Lansky’ Film Takes Closer Look at the Financial Wizard of Organized Crime
Meyer Lansky was a key figure in the 1934 creation of the national crime syndicate
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A Sad Day of Parting for ‘Geronimo’s Apaches’
In 1913 newly freed Chiricahua Apache prisoners had to choose whether to remain in Oklahoma or move to a reservation in New Mexico
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Letters From Vietnam: A Daughter’s Discovery
A daughter’s discovery of her father’s letters from Vietnam reveals unexpected truths.
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Flying and Dying in France: A Red Devil’s World War I Odyssey
Of four friends who were among the first Americans to train as combat pilots in France, only one completed his training and survived the war.
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‘Revolutionary’ Review: Washington Biographer Contends the General Wanted to Fight Like the British
Surprising take on the Founding Father refutes historians’ view of him as an irregular commander
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How Walter Reed Secured His Place in Medical History
The U.S. Army doctor Walter Reed — with the assistance of a few brave volunteers — helped stop the spread of a deadly illness ravaging the tropics.
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Book Review: Inside the U.S. Navy of 1812–1815
William Dudley emphasizes the logistical challenges faced by the nascent U.S. Navy amid the War of 1812.
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The Gun That Started World War I: The Browning M1910
On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb nationalist, used an M1910 to shoot Archduke Franz Ferdinand.