He was the first “log cabin” candidate for president.
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Modeling A Movie Star Messerschmitt
The blockbuster movie Battle of Britain hit the big screen in the summer of 1969. […]
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The Soviets’ Giant Intercontinental Turboprop Airliner
Developed from the Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear” strategic bomber, the Tu-114 Rossiya airliner set records as the world’s fastest turboprop aircraft.
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Daily Quiz for August 7, 2019
In Vietnam, a weapon or a mission that specifically involved fire or burning were often called this.
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Book Review: The Fighters
C.J. Chivers details the lives of six Americans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq and the price they paid
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‘All Is Still As Death For Miles and Miles…’
The Civil War was an environmental catastrophe for the Confederacy and loyal states where armies fought and encamped
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John Reynolds’ Recklessness Shaped Victory at Gettysburg
By sacrificing the 1st and 11th Corps, the doomed Union general gave Meade the edge he needed in July 2-3 fighting
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The Gospel According to Marshall
In 1927 George C. Marshall took over the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning. The old system there was soon headed for the junk heap.
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This Heavy-Lift Helicopter Did Double Duty in Vietnam
Skycranes provided a vital service during the war, and served with the U.S. Army Reserves for several decades
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Daily Quiz for August 6, 2019
Rolls-Royce named its inline aircraft engines after these.