China warred with the British empire over the latter’s lucrative opium trade, leaving a bitter legacy
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Khe Sanh Under Siege: A View From Yhe 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines
A Marine present at the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment’s combat operations center at the Khe Sanh Combat Base recalls the siege in harrowing detail
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Objectively Terrible Military History Films that Got an Oscar Nod
Looking at you, ‘Pearl Harbor’
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Book Review: Case White
Robert Forczyk analyzes the political, economic and military status of Poland and Germany amid the latter’s invasion of the former
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Wreck of USS Johnston Discovered 77 Years After its Sinking at the Battle of Leyte Gulf
The Johnston’s sacrifice allowed for General Douglas MacArthur to retake the Philippines.
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Book Review: War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830–1880
Miguel González-Quiroga describes the interconnections that developed between southern Texas and northeastern Mexico through the mid-19th century
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How a One-Armed Outfielder Became an Inspiration to Wounded WWII Veterans
“I get a lot of mail from servicemen who have lost an arm or a leg. I don’t know what to tell them, but I try to answer all their letters.”
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How an International Criminal Helped Bring Nazi Fugitive Klaus Barbie to Justice
Former ABC News correspondent John Martin recalls the search for Barbie, and how it helped expose an American wrongdoing.
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Picasso’s Anti-War Painting to be Exhibited in Seoul
More than a half a century later, Pablo Picasso’s anti-war painting is coming home — but it’s not Guernica
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A Look at John Wilkes Booth’s Escape Route After Assassinating Lincoln
Follow in the tracks of John Wilkes Booth’s desperate flee for freedom for a captivating adventure