Long before the advent of satellites able to track individual soldiers from space, even […]
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A View of The Disposition of Communist Forces In and Around Vietnam in 1950
This map, taken from the Records of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), shows the […]
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African American Theater Performers Turned Stereotype Upside Down
These all-Black Broadway shows turned racism into profit.
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America’s Waco CG-4A Glider Didn’t Need an Engine to Do its Job
14,000 gliders were made and saw extensive service in Sicily and Normandy.
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Did Scottish Warriors Invent The Man Bag?
The sporran worn by military regiments blends tradition and function.
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As US Troops Withdrew From Vietnam in 1972, This City Refused to Surrender to Communist Invaders
These American advisers gave their all to save An Loc and prevent the fall of Saigon.
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Book Review: John Brown’s Raid / Harpers Ferry and the Coming of the Civil War
‘John Brown’s Raid’ offers a detailed narrative of the fateful action in Harpers Ferry, filled with anticipation and dread.
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These Two Highwaymen Battled for the Title of World’s Best Stagecoach Robber
Ham White took inspiration from Black Bart, but did he outdo Bart’s record as a stagecoach robber?
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Did Churchill Redeem His Reputation After Gallipoli With the Invention of the Tank?
Well before taking the world stage as wartime British prime minister, First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill was an early and key proponent of tanks.
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This Diminutive Texas Ranger Rigged Fences to Explode
Ira Aten was a big noise in his day and wound up in the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame.