Commodore John Rodgers: Paragon of the Early American Navy by John H. Schroeder, University […]
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Pistols at Ten Paces
Stephen Decatur was only a teenager when he wrapped his arms around a fellow […]
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Outfoxed and Outfought
Why Darius’ superior Persian army and navy lost to the Athenians at Marathon. On […]
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Tolstoy’s Introduction to War
As a Russian artillery officer, the author of War and Peace saw his first […]
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The Biggest Gun in the World
In 1918 the Germans hit Paris from 68 miles away with 330-pound artillery shells […]
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How the U.S. Got Nazi Germany’s Best Scientists
Nazi Germany held some of the greatest scientific minds. And many of them were […]
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Dreadnought revolutionized naval warfare
On October 18, 1906, every battleship in the world, save one, became irrelevant. On […]
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The long-dead hand of S.L.A. Marshall misleads historians
One of the most widely read military historians of the 20th century, S.L.A. Marshall […]
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Purloined jewels, moles and royal mischief in World War II
In August 1946, Colonel Francis P. Miller, an Army whistle-blower who had been stationed […]
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Israel’s 30-year dependence on American weaponry- too much of a good thing?
Israeli jets firing laser-guided missiles at RPG-toting gunmen, along with pictures of Arab children […]