Australia’s CA-15 was one of the world’s fastest piston-engine fighters, but it was obsolete by the time it first flew.
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How Were D-Day Beaches Named?
There’s a reason there’s no Jelly Beach — thanks to Churchill.
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Normandy Institute Plans New Campus
Plans are in the works to study war where war happened.
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One Week Before This Pioneering Aviator’s Tragic Death, An American Watched Him Work
German inventor Otto Lilienthal had flown more than 2,000 times before his glider failed him.
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How France’s “Black Tigers” Used WWII Resistance Tactics in Vietnam
How French Commandos used deception and daring to strike blows at North Vietnamese forces.
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Chinese Ship Accused of Looting Iconic WWII Wrecks
The loss of the HMS Prince of Wales and the HMS Repulse shocked the British nation in 1941.
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When the US Entered WWII, Walt Disney Had an Animated Response
Don’t start a war with Disney.
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No One Wants to Grow Up and Be Vice President: The Worst Job in American Politics
The trials and tribulations of VPs.
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At Yellow Tavern, Phil Sheridan Finally Made Good on His Promise to ‘whip’ J.E.B. Stuart
While Sheridan gets the credit, George Custer was instrumental in defeating the famed Confederate cavalry.
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Sunken US Navy WWII Destroyer Discovered Off Okinawan Coast
The Sumner-class destroyer Mannert L. Abele, was sunk on April 12, 1945.