The cavalry charge down the Martinsburg Pike not only changed the tenor of the Third Battle of Winchester, it also inspired great postwar works of art.
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Daily Quiz for December 18, 2018
This was the code name for the 1976 Israeli hostage rescue at Entebbe.
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Homework Assignment Yields Stunning Find
The family dismissed it as an old man’s tall tale. Klaus Kristiansen’s grandfather claimed […]
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“For You the War is Over”: WWII Pilot Captured by Germans Tells His Story
An injured Mustang pilot spends the final month of the war as a prisoner of the Germans
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Daily Quiz for December 17, 2018
Robert E. Lee referred to this man as “his war horse”
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Daily Quiz for December 16, 2018
This confederate general was also an inventor.
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Daily Quiz for December 15, 2018
In June 1856, the American William Walker had himself elected president of this country.
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After World War II, Jewish GIs Joined Israel’s Cause
American volunteers took up arms again in the 1948 War of Independence
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Review: A Look At WWII’s Effects in Latin America
Journalist Mary Jo McConahay’s “The Tango War” examines World War II’s Latin American dimensions and how it shaped American policy in the region postwar
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Daily Quiz for December 14, 2018
During the filming of The Green Berets, this US Army post stood in for Vietnam.