The author grew up in the Colorado mountain valley and has written a biography of local rancher ‘Queen Ann’ Bassett
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How I Spent My Thanksgiving in Saigon
Here’s how an Army first lieutenant hooked up with his college buddy to celebrate Thanksgiving “just down the road” in Vietnam.
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Book Review: The Secret History of Soldiers
Tim Cook assesses the performance and staying power of the Canadian Corps during World War I
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Book Review: The World’s Fastest Man / The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor
“Major” Taylor was the best bicycle rider of his time, but his career was badly undermined by Jim Crow.
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Explosion of the Monster Torpedo
On April 3, 1865, Chester accompanied the triumphant Union army into Richmond.
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Shades of Gray: The Legacy of George Pickett
General George Pickett’s widow wrote a falsified tribute to his wartime service
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Then and Now: The Great Chain of West Point, NY
Links of a Great Chain used to block British warships during the Revolutionary War remain on display at West Point.
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Italy’s African Eagle
East African orphan Domenico Mondelli won the Italian Armed Forces Silver Medal for Military Valor in World War I
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H.L. Mencken’s Cynical Commentary Made Americans Laugh—Little Did They Know
The Sage of Baltimore thought his countrymen’s beliefs were worthy of a less-evolved species, and told them so
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Aviation History Book Review: The Flying Tigers
The American Volunteer Group (AVG) that helped China fend off Japanese invaders in the first seven months after Pearl Harbor has probably been detailed in books and assorted media more extensively than any other combat flying organization,