The Sherman proved its mettle against German armor in World War II and later in Korea
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Guadalcanal’s Strategic Value Played an Outsize Role in World War II
Walk Bloody Ridge, and it becomes clear why a swathe of otherwise unremarkable ground was so important to the Allies.
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Christmas Truce: The Western Front in 1914
In the lead-up to Christmas 1914 soldiers on either side of the Western Front no man’s land set aside fear and their weapons to exchange surreal holiday greetings.
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Bob Hope for the Holidays
Bob Hope brought stars, jokes and smiles to troops in Vietnam with his USO Christmas show
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Book Review: Ian Fleming’s Inspiration
Edward Smith relates the wartime naval intelligence work of Ian Fleming, British author of the James Bond series of spy novels
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How a Company Made A Bra for Every Type of Figure, Including WWII Carrier Pigeons
Not even Alfred Hitchcock could have concocted the avian idea — carrier pigeons in […]
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Curtin Called: The Elite Forces of the Pennsylvania Reserves
The soldiers of Governor Andrew Curtin’s unique Pennsylvania reserves division were some of the best fighters in the army of the Potomac.
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Book Review: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act
Nicholson Baker’s one-way journey down the rabbit hole of state secrecy began nearly a […]
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Museum Purchases Artifact that Rewrites British Army’s Racial History
A World War I plaque indicates that Euan Lucie-Smith was the first multiracial officer commissioned in the British Army
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WWII Escape Maps Might be the World’s Most Unique Fashion Statement
Wedding gowns made from escape maps are the new black