Arlington National Cemetery is reopening in a limited capacity to the public, after being largely […]
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Famed Iwo Jima Flags at National Museum of the Marine Corps for Two Weeks as it Reopens
After having to shut down for several months because of the COVID-19 crisis, the National […]
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Why America’s XP-75 Eagle Was a Turkey
Incorporating parts from three existing aircraft, GM’s XP-75 Eagle suffered from an overly complicated design and overweight experimental engine.
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German Warship that Led Invasion of Norway Found 80 Years After its Sinking
Eighty years after being sunk, the warship that led the attack on the town […]
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This Black D-Day Vet Deserves the Medal of Honor, Say Legislators Who are Trying to Make it Happen
Lawmakers announced bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would authorize the president to award a Black veteran of […]
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Book Review: Lincoln’s Antagonists
Radicals in Congress—Black Republicans and a belligerent Copperhead—played a central role in prosecuting the war and impeaching Andrew Johnson.
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Face-to-Face with Rome’s Emperors: Artist Reconstructs the Caesars
Military History’s exclusive interview sheds light on a groundbreaking digital history project
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Bronze Bomber: James Rifles Helped Update Smoothbore Cannons
Rhode Island–born Charles Tillinghast James, the namesake inventor of the James Rifle, was an […]
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When Fire Rained From the Sky
The first low-level B-29 raid on Tokyo introduced a terrifying new tactic in the war against Japan
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Killer Instinct: How One Man Taught U.S. Rangers to Fight Dirty in WWII
Francois d’Eliscu taught thousands of U.S. Army Rangers how to fight down and dirty in World War II.