How the Japanese Enemy Airmen’s Act led to horrific war crimes.
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During the Golden Age of Air Travel, These Posters Let You Fly Around the World Without Leaving the Ground
Who could resist these tantalizing glimpses of exotic locales?
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Through Muck and Mud: How the Weather Dictates Spring Offensives
The military history of the Northern Hemisphere is replete with spring offensives and there is a logical reason for it.
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Was Tokyo Rose a Victim or Villain?
A new graphic novel examines the legacy of the wartime broadcaster.
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This Photographer Went Around the World to Capture the Site of Every WWI Battle. Here Are His Photos
Photographer Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy retraces WWI battles in his book series, “In the Centennial Footsteps of the Great War.”
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The First Coup: President Diem’s Own Paratroopers Attempted to Overthrow His Regime
South Vietnamese paratroopers attacked the presidential palace to remove the corrupt regime.
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Interview: David Goodrich / After Being Shown a Slave Collar, This Author Was Inspired to Cycle the Underground Railroad
David Goodrich wants to show you how to cycle the Underground Railroad.
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Fighting Over Lobsters, Pigs, and Kettles: Here Are the Top 10 Bloodless Wars in Human History
Some human conflicts were settled without getting around to the violence part.
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Half Truck, Half Tank, the German Sd.Kfz 251 Was Wholly Successful
This half-track served a variety of functions in a mechanized war.
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This Poet Bandit Used Shotguns to Rob Stages, But Never Fired a Shot. Where Are His Guns Now?
California Highwayman Black Bart brandished—though never fired—double-barreled shotguns.