President Abraham Lincoln was desperate to forge a political alliance necessary to save the Union—even if it meant embracing a rascal like Dan Sickles.
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Laws of War: Mutineers or Scapegoats?
It was the largest court-martial for mutiny in U.S. Navy history. The 50 defendants had one thing in common: They were all black
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Dealing with Vietnam After the Shooting Stopped
In the wake of their bitter war, Vietnam and the United States had to adjust to a new relationship
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Rambling: Battlefield of The Mind
You need a keen imagination to understand the fighting at Nashville
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Questions about the Me-109
Dear Mr. Guttman, I wrote about the Avia S-199’s role in Israel’s war of […]
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Daily Quiz for November 27, 2018
This was the first horse to win the Triple Crown
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Who Leaked FDR’s War Plans?
In December 1941, someone leaked America’s top-secret blueprint for war for all the world—even Hitler—to see
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‘Anonymous’ Wasn’t the First Cabinet Cabalist
Aides have been undermining their presidential bosses since the beginning
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War List | From Soldiers to Saints
Marc G. DeSantis describes military men who found a higher calling
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Daily Quiz for November 26, 2018
The first cherry trees in Washington D.C. were donated to this first lady.