Hoping to smash the entire Union Navy, the Confederacy tried to buy the most lethal fleet afloat
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Brian Urquhart, One of the Few To Protest Operation Market Garden, Dies at 101
“The worst way to make an argument is by reason and good information,” Sir […]
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Helen Jackson, the Last Surviving Civil War Bride, Dies at 101
Helen Viola Jackson, the last known widow of a Civil War soldier, has died. […]
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Book Review: Britain at Bay
Alan Allport delves into personalities, politics and economics to recast British WWII history in a book that may raise hackles
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Three brothers: A Navy SEAL, Green Beret, and the Marine Sole Survivor
The book “Three Wise Men,” tells the story of the three Wise brothers, Beau, […]
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In 1800 Political Parties Used Court-Packing to Establish Legacy. Here’s How
Parties have used lame-duck judicial appointments to advance their agendas since Marbury and Madison were pups.
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Morris “Moe” Berg: How Baseball’s Odd Man Out Became an American Spy
Morris “Moe” Berg was a brainy academic who spoke a dozen languages. He was also a spy.
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Death by Marshmallows? For One RAF Crew This Sugary Snack Almost Proved Lethal
Marshmallow. For most Americans the word conjures up the image of childhoods spent on […]
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Virginian Sacrificed His Life to Save Friends in Vietnam
Facing a Viet Cong ambush, Lt. Ruppert Leon Sargent threw himself on enemy grenades to save the lives of his friends nearby.
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The Insurrection Act: What it is and the Power it Gives the White House
Tensions are growing over the potentially harmful effects of a showdown in Congress when it meets Wednesday to take up the normally benign process of validating the Electoral College.