As the Soviet Union learned in the 1980s, Afghanistan will not be ruled from the outside—nor perhaps from the inside
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Rebel with a Lost Cause
Exiled Roman commander Quintus Sertorius waged a guerrilla-style civil war in Hispania, where time proved his greatest enemy
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Daily Quiz for March 29, 2019
Irish mercenaries in Europe between 1691 and 1745 were called this.
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Braddock’s Defeat
Almost since the day the French and their Indian allies destroyed the army of […]
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Daily Quiz for March 28, 2019
This was the first country to equip their airplanes with machineguns connected to an interrupter gear.
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The Pequot Massacres: How a Native American Tribe Survived a Puritan Extermination Campaign
In the overlooked 17th-century Pequot War, brutal violence set the tone for indigenous relations for years to come.
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Daily Quiz for March 27, 2019
On 7 May 1862 Union forces occupied this state capitol.
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Patton’s Finest Hour
When the German army crashed through American lines in the Ardennes, General George S. Patton saw only opportunity.
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Civil War’s Unstoppable ‘Captain Sally’ Committed Herself to the Wounded
Life of wealth, privilege didn’t keep one ‘angel’ from giving all for the wounded.
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Ike’s Road Trip
A grueling 62-day journey by a motley collection of motor vehicles would help shape America’s modern highway system.