This was the code name for the German airborne invasion of Crete.
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Daily Quiz for January 5, 2019
This monarch is often called the “the father of Europe.”
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Book Review: The First Soldier / Hitler as Military Leader
Author and scholar Stephen G. Fritz reexamines the myth behind the portrayal of Hitler as a bumbling military officer.
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The Worst Battlefield Blunders: Five Battles That Ended Badly
Battlefield blunders can be as decisive as brilliant tactics. Five of the worst military blunders came at the battles of Gallipoli, Fredericksburg, Dien Bien Phu, Adwa, and Little Bighorn.
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What We Learned From…Blenheim, 1704
Blenheim was a stupendous victory over absolutism and proved the armies of the French “Sun King” Louis XIV were not invincible
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Daily Quiz for January 4, 2019
He was America’s top scoring fighter ace during the Korean War
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Vietnam Book Review: Like Rolling Thunder
Like Rolling Thunder: The Air War in Vietnam, 1964-1975 by Ronald B. Frankum Jr. […]
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Vietnam Book Review: Hope and Honor
Hope and Honor by Major General Sid Shachnow and Jann Robbins. Forge, New York, […]
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Vietnam Book Review: House to House
House to House: Playing the Enemy’s Game in Saigon, May 1968 By Keith Nolan […]
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A Combat Medic Remembers Tet
Reconnaissance aircraft had spotted a strong Viet Cong force dug in and ready to […]