Richard Etulian assesses the vast array of written material and movies about Billy the Kid
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Building an Airfix 1/48th-Scale Messerschmitt Bf 109E
Every Spitfire needs a Messerschmitt. Any Battle of Britain collection needs the Luftwaffe’s iconic fighter on the display shelf.
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How a Dentist Developed a Clever, but Flawed, System for Discharging Firearms
In the decades leading up to the Civil War, Minié balls and rifling began […]
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Arlington Funeral Held for Bennie G. Adkins, Medal of Honor Recipient Who Died from COVID-19
On Wednesday, Medal of Honor recipient Bennie G. Adkins was finally laid to rest […]
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Mystery Ship: January 2021
Can you identify this attack aircraft? For the answer, click here!
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Mystery Ship: Can You Identify This Attack Aircraft?
It’s a Vultee XA-41. The Vultee XA-41 was originally ordered by the U.S. Army […]
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The Final Bivouac: Brevet Brigadier General Felix Salm-Salm
Buried in a crypt reserved for royalty in the town of Isselburg, Germany, rests […]
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Operation Cornflakes: How the OSS Brought Allied Propaganda Straight to the Doorsteps of Germany
Seventy-five years ago, American P-38 fighter-bombers embarked on an unusual sortie dubbed “Operation Cornflakes”. […]
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SCOTUS Ruling that Corporations are ‘Citizens,’ Opens Up Courts To Business Lawsuits
Justices label corporations as ‘citizens,’ making it easier to sue businesses
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82nd Airborne’s Special Relationship with D-Day Village Endures Virtually Amid Pandemic
COVID may have stopped the festivities, but not the spirit of the annual D-Day commemoration