Private Eddie Slovik, executed for desertion in 1945, has been memorialized in print and film as an unwitting sufferer of a cruel army. A deeper look, though, reveals a different story
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How a Plan to ‘Salvage’ Military Rejects for Vietnam War Service Ended Disastrously
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara framed “Project 100,000” as a compassionate rescue mission. The recruits died in disproportionate numbers.
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Mystery Ship: September 2018
Can you identify this modified Boeing 747? Click here for the answer!
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Valor | Selfless Service – William Coltman, VC
British army Lance Corporal William Harold Coltman received his nation’s highest award for combat […]
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The Stonewall Jackson Enigma
In Stendahl’s novel The Charterhouse of Parma, the young hero, Fabrizio, is caught smack-dab […]
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Daily Quiz for June 15, 2018
During World War I, this country was the only one without the death penalty for serious breaches of military discipline.
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Death and Decision in Wonderland
In 1877 Yellowstone National Park played host to the U.S. Army’s war against the […]
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Daily Quiz for June 14, 2018
This was the first movie released with a PG-13 rating.
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Punching Out: Evolution of the Ejection Seat
The faster airplanes go, the faster we need to get out of them.
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Daily Quiz for June 13, 2018
This was the first warship sank by a submarine after World War Two.