Assigned to command a squadron of Consolidated B-24 Liberators, Stewart flew a total of 20 bombing sorties. He was not content simply to fly missions, however
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Interview: Peter Petersen / U-Boat Survivor
German submariner Peter Petersen survived three patrols aboard U-518. He missed the fourth—during which it was lost with all hands.
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Battle Royale at Ramillies
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, was willing to call off an assault—even one that […]
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Facing the Wrath of the Khan
Shah Ala al-din Mohammed knew that killing emissaries was a violation of diplomatic custom. […]
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Louis Riel’s Last Stand
Canada’s North-West Rebellion reached its climax in May 1885, as the government army closed […]
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‘It is a higher form of killing’
There is no good way to kill, but poison gas seems more alchemy than […]
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What killed Stonewall Jackson?
Spring sunlight spilled onto the Confederate general’s deathbed. Around him were fellow officers, clergy […]
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‘War Stories’ from WWII
American Indian warriors adapted successfully to modern warfare.
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Designing War
America’s burgeoning industrial capacity inspired numerous military inventions
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Online Exclusive: Scruffy Florida Seafarers Made Their Fortunes Salvaging Shipwrecks
Long before it became Margaritaville, Key West was a boom town built on bad news