This was the code name for the German’s 1944 Ardennes offensive.
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Daily Quiz for October 9, 2019
King Charles VIII of France was from his royal house.
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How Capital Cannons Protected the Endangered District of Columbia
To protect Washington from surrounding Southerners, Maj. John Barnard built a network of forts and gun emplacements. It was only tested once.
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Losing His Legs to a Landmine Changed Professor’s Life
After sharing Nobel Prize, Ken Rutherford wrote a history of Civil War explosive devices
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The Darkest Week
In 1899 the Boers handed the British Army three humiliating defeats in southern Africa.
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Prince William and the Bloody Battle of the Boyne
Fought on July 1, 1690, just north of Dublin, the Battle of the Boyne was among the most significant battles in the long, religiously charged struggle between England and Ireland.
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He Put Himself First—In the Line of Fire
While most units of the 1st Division saw only limited engagements in their search-and-destroy missions during Operation Abilene, Company C was “hung out there as a tempting target,” as troops in Vietnam would say.
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One Man’s Trash is a World War II Buff’s Treasure
A reader seeks clues about a mysterious veteran
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Daily Quiz for October 8, 2019
John Brown was found guilty of treason to this state.
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CWT Book Review: Redemption
Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War by Nicholas Lemann, Farrar, Straus and […]