In The Death of General Wolfe, Benjamin West combined elements of national pride, historical accuracy, and Christian iconography to create a new image of the heroic.
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The Revolution’s Band of Brothers
Whether heroes or opportunists, the O’Brien family of privateers helped America launch its battle […]
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Julian’s Gamble in the Desert
Inspired by Alexander the Great, the Roman emperor set out to conquer Persia with […]
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The Battle of Tenaru River
A marine recalls the first major battle on Guadalcanal. On August 7, 1942, Pfc. […]
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The Persistent Myths of Guernica
After a Spanish town was bombed in 1937, overheated—and inaccurate—accounts of civilian deaths shook […]
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Arms and Men: Simple but Deadly
In the century before guns, the longbow brought a lethal efficiency to medieval warfare […]
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Daily Quiz for February 28, 2018
She was the first women in US history to enter the album chart at Number One.
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The New Art of War: General Rains’ ‘villainously concealed’ mines
Not only did the Confederacy have forward-thinking technocrats who created “futuristic” weaponry, it also produced at least one visionary weapons genius: Gabriel James Rains.
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Classic Dispatches | Siege Mentality
FREDERICK GRIFFIN WAS BORN IN CASTLEBLAYNEY, IRELAND, in 1889 and came to Canada when […]
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Last Plane Out of Cambodia
As the Communist Khmer Rouge overran Cambodia, a former CIA pilot pulled off a desperate escape.