Following Alexander the Great’s death in 323 BC, his generals began fighting over the […]
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Hallowed Ground: Pegasus & Horsa Bridges Normandy, France
The first battle of D-Day started 16 minutes after midnight on June 6, 1944. […]
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Exhibit Review: George Washington and His Generals
“George Washington and His Generals” Through Jan. 10, 2010 Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens […]
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Military History Book Review: New York 1776
New York 1776: The Continentals’ First Battle by David Smith, Osprey Publishing, Oxford, England, […]
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Military History Book Review: The Bloody White Baron
The Bloody White Baron: The Extraordinary Story of the Russian Nobleman Who Became the […]
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Military History Book Review: Crossing the Rhine
Crossing the Rhine: Breaking into Nazi Germany, 1944 and 1945—the Greatest Airborne Battles in […]
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Military History Book Review: Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff: The Principal Officers Behind History’s Great Commanders (Vol. 1: Napoleonic Wars […]
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Pirate to Admiral: Sir Francis Drake
Sea Dog Francis Drake battled, looted and bought his way from scourge of Spain […]
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The Deadly Dozen
Once these weapons hit the battlefield, warfare would never be the same. While humans […]
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Tipping Point at Poltava
In 1709, after nine years of fighting, Peter the Great destroyed archrival Charles XII’s […]