The ideas of an obscure Italian naval architect ignited an arms race that involved the world’s great and not so great naval powers
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War Stories | The Senior Citizen-Soldier
In 1914 Caspar René Gregory, an internationally known biblical scholar, decided to go to war for his adopted homeland
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The Little Army That Won Big
In 1792 President George Washington and Secretary of War Henry Knox invented a new kind of army to fight Indians in the west. They called it the Legion of the United States
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This Woman Was the Angel of Dien Bien Phu
Geneviève de Galard cared for the most gravely wounded
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Stanton’s Hitman: Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt had the power to bring down generals
When Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton called Joseph Holt into his office on July 18, 1862, it was to offer him the powerful post of judge advocate general.
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Daily Quiz for October 2, 2018
This was the first US city to use a mechanical street-sweeper.
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When did the last soldier of the Civil War die?
You may not believe that the last soldier of the American Civil War died well into the 20th century.
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Book Review: Billy the Kid / The Endless Ride
Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride by Michael Wallis, W.W. Norton & Co., New […]
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Wild West Book Review: A Fate Worse Than Death
A Fate Worse Than Death: Indian Captivities in the West, 1830-1885 by Gregory and […]
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Wild West Book Review: Walking in Two Worlds
Walking in Two Worlds: Mixed-Blood Indian Women Seeking Their Path by Nancy M. Peterson, […]