For Submarine Squadron 50, a close-to-home hunting ground didn’t spell success.
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Amputee Veterans Proved They Wouldn’t Be Left Out
Men who lost their dominant right hand entered penmanship contests to show they could still be productive
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The War In Their Words: One New Jersey Volunteer Was ‘Downhearted and Sick’ as War Fever Ebbed
Disillusioned Private Robert Beckwith longed for home and warned a friend not to enlist. He would die at 2nd Bull Run
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Marines Rack Up Kills in the Air
Marines racked up kills in the air as well as on the ground.
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Risking All to Save the Wounded
Military hospitals greatly improved odds of survival, but the trick was getting there
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Review | A Mortuary of Books: The Rescue of Jewish Culture after the Holocaust
A Mortuary of Books: The Rescue of Jewish Culture after the Holocaust Elisabeth Gallas. […]
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Daily Quiz for September 10, 2019
“All right, saddle up!” is the catchphrase of John Wayne’s character from this movie.
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Book Review: What Stalin Knew / The Enigma of Barbarossa
What Stalin Knew: The Enigma of Barbarossa by David E. Murphy; Yale University Press, […]
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Book Review: Inside Hitler’s Bunker / The Last Days of the Third Reich
Inside Hitler’s Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich by Joachim Fest, translated […]
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WWII Book Review: Kimmel, Short, and Pearl Harbor
Kimmel, Short, and Pearl Harbor: The Final Report Revealed by Fred Borch and Daniel […]