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The Traveling Circus

by Sam McGowan8/19/19974/30/2024

The U.S. 93rd Bomb Group saw action over Western Europe, North Africa, Italy and Rumania.

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On the Road to Victory: The Red Ball Express

by David P. Colley8/19/19975/3/2024

More than 6,000 trucks kept gasoline and other vital supplies rolling in as American troops and tanks pushed the Germans back toward their homeland.

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The Last Raider

by Jon Guttman8/19/19975/18/2024

Following the exploits of her illustrious predecessors, the career of the German commerce raider Stier came to an embarrassing end.

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Perspectives: Stalingrad Foes Meet Again

by Peter A. Huchthausen8/19/19975/18/2024

An American diplomat witnessed an extraordinary reunion in once war-torn Stalingrad.

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USS Batfish on Patrol

by Michael E. Haskew8/19/199710/19/2016

On patrol north of the Philippine island of Luzon, USS Batfish destroyed three Japanese submarines in four nights.

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AN UNGRATEFUL NATION

by HistoryNet Staff8/11/19974/2/2024

While working as an agricultural expert for the Bureau of Indian Affairs after WW II, the author co-wrote a report that revealed the desperate plight of the Navajo people who lived on the brink of starvation in the American Southwest.

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American History: April 1997 From the Editor

by HistoryNet Staff8/11/19979/28/2016

Thoughts on History As we were preparing this issue of American History, which includes […]

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American History: August 1997 From the Editor

by HistoryNet Staff8/11/19979/28/2016

Thoughts on History One of my fondest memories from the 15 years that my […]

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American History Today: February 1997

by HistoryNet Staff8/11/19974/25/2024

Thoughts on History As you read [the print] issue, you will notice a new […]

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American History: April 1997 From the Editor

by HistoryNet Staff8/11/19976/20/2023

Thoughts on History In It Happened in Brooklyn: An Oral History of Growing Up […]

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