In 1988 this organization won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Interview: Stephen Harding / Escape From Paris
This book is The Nightingale meets All the Light We Cannot See, only it’s all true.
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The Leading Man in the Skies
In 1942, disconsolate over his wife’s death, Clark Gable enlisted in the U.S. Army. Then he nearly lost his own life in the skies over Germany.
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How These Pioneering Female Pilots Proved They Were More Than Powder Puffs
In 1929, the All Women’s Air Derby contestants braved breakdowns, bad maps, and desert crashes.
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Did General Discord Undermine the Union Army’s 1862 Maryland Campaign?
New look at sources erodes story about commanders’ infighting contributing to Lee’s escape
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The War’s Enduring Controversies Get a Fresh Look
Geoffrey W. Jensen and Matthew M. Stith, history professors and good friends, believe the […]
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Daily Quiz for October 2, 2019
During the Civil War, going absence without leave (AWOL) was called this kind of furlough.
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‘When in doubt, lash out’: The 82nd Airborne’s Crossing of the Waal River, 77 Years Later
The largest airborne assault the world has ever seen collides with the bloody realities on the ground.
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Sherman’s Secret Weapon Was His Map Maven
William Merrill elevated cartography to a science that helped Union commanders win the war
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Daily Quiz for October 1, 2019
This World War Two leader once said: “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.”