After years of guerilla and light infantry tactics, North Vietnam resorted to conventional warfare with heavy emphasis on tanks.
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Learn How the Romans Wielded the Gladius in Battle
A new study reveals the fine details of Roman swordplay.
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Tweet! Jailbird Politicians, An American Staple
A short history of men who won elections while they were behind bars.
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Live Your Wild West Fantasy on the Outlaw Trail with This New Travel Guide
A new book gives travelers the opportunity to become bandits on the historic Outlaw Trail, minus the time behind bars.
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Three Days Shy of V-E Day, This Naval Aviator Spotted a German U-Boat Off Rhode Island But Couldn’t Stop It
John G. Bradley is still haunted by his inability to prevent a lethal attack on a U.S. merchant ship days before war’s end.
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Young Women Were America’s First Industrial Workforce
The massive textile mills of Lowell, Mass., signaled a change for American labor.
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What Are the Limits of Firepower? Maj. Gen. Robert Scales Speaks About America’s Way of War in Vietnam
Hamburger Hill veteran and expert on U.S. firepower Maj. Gen. Robert Scales shares his experiences in Vietnam and his views on U.S. strategy.
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Most POWs Want to Go Home—But After World War II, Some Faced Death on Arrival
After WWII, questions rose about which nation POWs belonged to or even whether they would be killed upon going home.
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How Wheat’s Tigers’ Opening Gambit at First Manassas Turned to Legend
A fresh look at the Louisiana Zouaves’ success in the war’s opening battle.
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Imagery of the Blitz is more than a smoky London cathedral
In an especially haunting photograph, an English boy sits amid ruins in London following […]