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Former Marine General and current Secretary of Defense Jim “Mad Dog” (or “Chaos” to […]
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Military History Review: The Mariners’ Museum
The Mariners’ Museum, Newport News, Virginia It’s midnight, New Year’s Eve 1862, on the […]
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Military History Book Review: Halsey’s Typhoon
Halsey’s Typhoon: The Epic Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm and an […]
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Military History Review: Age of Empires III
Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs In the original Age of Empires III, Native […]
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Military History Book Review: Red Mutiny
Red Mutiny: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin by Neal Bascomb, Houghton Mifflin, […]
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Military History Book Review: Dunkirk- Fight to the Last Man
Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., […]
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How Cortés Won Mexico By Losing
In 1519 the maverick conquistador rallied from near-certain annihilation to victory over the Aztec […]
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Admiral Cunningham’s Illustrious Crisis
A brilliant British tactician, Andrew Cunningham almost lost an aircraft carrier, Malta and control […]