A SERIES OF WATERCOLORS BY SETH EASTMAN, THE FOREMOST NINETEENTH-CENTURY PICTORIAL HISTORIAN OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, IS NOW ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
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Incredible Journey from Dunkirk to Nagasaki
RAF officer Aidan MacCarthy narrowly escaped the Nazis, spent three years in Japanese POW camps and survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
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The Diabolical German Krummer Lauf
The Krummer Lauf allowed German infantry and motorized artillery units to actually fire around corners.
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The Rise of Militaristic Nationalism
The rise of militaristic nationalism led Japan down the road to Pearl Harbor and World War II.
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The Royal Navy’s secret weapon
Captain Johnnie Walker was the Royal Navy’s most effective weapon against the German U-boat menace.
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Marine Sergeant Al Schmid Recalls the Bloody Fighting on Guadalcanal
Marine Sergeant Al Schmid lost an eye while heroically manning a machine gun during the protracted fighting on Guadalcanal.
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General George C. Kenney in the Pacific Theater
General George C. Kenney pioneered aerial warfare strategy and tactics in the Pacific theater.
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Romania’s Home Grown Fighter
Romania’s indigenous fighter, the IAR 80, saw service in defense of its homeland and against the Soviets.
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Italy’s Flying Dud: The Breda Ba.65
Italy’s Breda Ba.65 was not the best
ground-attack plane to see action in
World War II—it may well have
been the worst.
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The Polish Submarine Orzel
The Polish submarine Orzel escaped from internment and went on to fight the Germans against long odds.