During World War II, young American cattle rancher Franklin Nash served as a member of Australia’s covert Coastwatchers
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Book Review: Pershing’s Lieutenants
Douglas Mastriano recounts the key officers who helped Black Jack Pershing lead the U.S. Army to victory in WWI.
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War and Peaceniks
After their military service, these distinguished warriors did a crisp about-face on the wisdom of armed conflict.
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Calico & Cake: Mosby’s Rangers Had a Raucous Fourth of July in 1864
Mosby’s Rangers had a raucous 1864 Independence Day at Point of Rocks, Md.
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From the Grave: Miklós Radnóti’s Last Postcard
Miklós Radnóti was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1909. His mother died while giving […]
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This Week in History: Battle of the Bulge – Germany’s Last Gamble
For six bloody weeks, U.S.troops would thwart Hitler’s last major western offensive despite overwhelming odds.
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Jimmy Stewart Owed His Most Memorable Holiday Performance to World War II
The war left its mark on the renowned actor and transformed the 1946 film “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
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Condoms as a Weapon and Other Wild Devices of the OSS
The Office of Strategic Services, forerunner of the CIA, certainly put its American ingenuity to good use…
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Gulf War: The Corsair’s Last Hurrah
During Operation Desert Storm, launched early in the morning of January 17, 1991, the United States deployed a variety of cutting-edge military aircraft as main actors in the air stage, including the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter.
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Book Review: Thunder in the West
Richard Etulain considers the life of and legends surrounding infamous Western outlaw Billy the Kid