The Japanese Ohka was designed specifically for suicide missions.
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Lies and False Promises Left California Indians With Little of the Mission Lands They’d Farmed
In the 1830s Mexico decreed lands once owned by the Catholic Church available for private ownership—but few Mission Indians benefited.
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Although Too Late to Change the Civil War, This Rebel Victory Gave Florida a Slice of History
In the waning days of the Civil War, a hodgepodge of green troops got their first taste of action.
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Through Custer’s Eyes: Roam Through Six Civil War-Era Haunts of the Famed General
Enjoy a slice of central Louisiana, as the Boy General and, yes, William Sherman once did.
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Brilliant or Preposterous? A Look at the Duplex Drive (DD) Amphibious Tank
You might think that water and Sherman tanks don’t mix. You might be right.
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Their Division Received the Most WWII Medals of Honor in Europe. But They Considered Themselves ‘Grunts’
From North Africa to the liberation of Adolf Hitler’s lair in Berchtesgaden, Germany, the men of the 3rd ID slogged through it all.
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These Aircraft Have Saved Men on the Ground
For more than a century aviators have gone in harm’s way in the service of frontline troops.
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Like the Taste of Reindeer Meat? Some Alaskans Made a Fortune From It
The reindeer herding industry in far northwest Alaska proved lucrative for a time, but only for a very few.
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A Wisconsin Officer’s Tale Gained Him Acclaim and a Promotion. But It Probably Never Happened.
Captain William Strong made national news for his alleged exploits along the Potomac.
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This Coast-to-Coast Aviation Race Had Crash After Crash
A new book details a 1919 transcontinental air race.