“In the annals of the history of the modern Olympic movement, there are only […]
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Future Wild West Stars Meet While Serving as Union Spies in Missouri
“Wild Bill” and “Buffalo Bill,” each dressed in gray, had a snack while chasing Confederates under Sterling Price
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Nine Artists Who Lost Their Lives on the Battlefield
These nine artists lost their lives on or near the battlefield as they tried to record the realities of war for faraway audiences.
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Operation Varsity: A Bet Lost, the Battle Won
American paratroopers attached to Operation Varsity may have missed their drop zone but not their opportunity in March 1945, weeks before war’s end in Europe
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Daily Quiz for March 24, 2020
The bestselling novel Flight of the Intruder is based on the authors experience flying this type of plane in Vietnam.
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Brother William’s approach to the Civil War’s meanest battles
When General Robert E. Lee was engaged at Chancellorsville in May 1863, and when […]
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Plotting against Mao Tse-tung
Histories of World War II are seldom complete without mention of the Italian Fascist […]
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Davy Gam achieved renown in English service
It’s not every day that one discovers an illustrious forebear in the annals of […]
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Military History Book Review: Fortress America
Fortress America: The Forts That Defended America, 1600 to the Present by J.E. and […]
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Military History Book Review: The Devil’s Broker
The Devil’s Broker: Seeking Gold, God, and Glory in Fourteenth-Century Italy by Frances Stonor […]