In 1970 there were this many cases of “fragging” in Vietnam.
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Book Review: The Viking Wars
Max Adams relates the history of the Norse invasion of the British Isles and their eventual assimilation
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Daily Quiz for July 31, 2019
On 17 March 1863 the Irish Brigade held a carnival in honor of this.
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This Academy Award-Winning War Film Enraged the Nazis
“All Quiet on the Western Front” highlighted the futility of war, whereas the Nazis revered violent struggle
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How Aging Confederate Veterans Kept Wartime Memories Alive
A half-century after the war, old soldiers banded together to share their stories and honor their comrades.
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Rambling: Past and Present Come Alive in Annual Resaca Reenactment
Civil War buffs descend on small Georgia town for part-country fair, part history lesson
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Air Raids Over Paris
Maurice Busset used an age-old medium—wood-block prints—to depict Germany’s terrifying air raids on Paris during World War I.
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Did Two Presidents Unnecessarily Prolong the Vietnam War?
The military decisions made across presidencies had some sound strategic and ethical foundations, yet there are also morally troubling aspects.
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World War II’s Hunted Hero
Charles Sweeny aimed to recruit American pilots to fly for France in World War II. The FBI tried to stop him.
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Daily Quiz for July 30, 2019
This was the bloodiest trans-Mississippi Indian war.