Prit Buttar properly sets the WWII Battle of Stalingrad amid the broader context of winter campaigns in the Ukraine
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Daily Quiz for November 15, 2019
This light cruiser carried Douglas MacArthur and his staff to Leyte Gulf for his return to the Philippines.
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How a U-Boat Captain’s Criticism of the Nazi Regime Sealed His Fate at the Hands of a Firing Squad
The Navy was considered a place of political independence—but that didn’t keep Nazi ideologues and spies from joining its ranks.
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The Failed Mission to Take Out Germany’s Desert Fox
Looking to score big, a young British commando set his sights on a famous target: General Erwin Rommel.
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Famed Russian Professor, Oleg Sokolov, Found with Woman’s Limbs in Backpack
In an event equal parts horrific and bizarre, Oleg Sokolov, an assistant professor of […]
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Daily Quiz for November 14, 2019
She was the first American woman reporter to be killed in action.
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When Lindbergh Tested His Spirit of St. Louis
Recently discovered photos of the Spirit of St. Louis test flights shed light on the “Lone Eagle’s” preparations for his celebrated transatlantic flight.
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Daily Quiz for November 13, 2019
This Union general was known as the “Rock of Chickamauga”.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Colonial Cryptographers Helped Patriots Win the Revolution
After a slow start, Washington’s spymasters used mathematics, chemistry, and sneakiness to turn the tide against the British
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Crews of the B-17 Flying Fortress Take to the Sky in ‘Memphis Belle in Color’ Documentary
The introduction of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber signaled a turning tide in […]