The only way to rescue soldiers from the Burmese jungle during World War II involved something called a helicopter.
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How Awful Life Was For A Napoleonic Soldier
Life was seemingly grand for Napoleon’s army, but reality told a far different story.
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48 Hours That Changed the Course of B.B. King’s Life — And American Music
A moment changed a Mississippi-born musician’s life.
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The Day Miss America Almost Got Shot Down Over Vietnam
Laurel Schaefer-Bozoukoff faced both controversy and mortal danger as she showed support for the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. Schaefer-Bozoukoff remembers her life-changing war journey.
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‘The Covenant’ Trailer Promises an Agonizing Afghan Translator Story
Guy Ritchie’s “The Covenant” arrives in theaters in April.
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One Family, 10 Sieges: How Spain’s Guzman Family Spent Centuries Battling For Gibraltar
The Guzman family’s quest to dominate the Rock of Gibraltar gives the phrase “family feud” a whole new meaning.
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How This Digital Map is Connecting Civil War Faces to Places
The Library of Congress features more than 3,000 portraits from the era.
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Mystery Ship: Can You Identify this Twin-Engine British Trainer?
The idea was that this little airplane could help jet pilots battle G forces.
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Italy’s Compact, but Flawed, Armored Car
The cramped AB 41 had its drawbacks, but it was better than nothing.
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These War Films Were Remade—Should They Have Been?
The 2022 version of the war film All Quiet on the Western Front based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, got us thinking: What other war films have been remade and to what success?