Adalbert Volck was a dentist, political cartoonist, and caricaturist, best known for his support of […]
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Daily Quiz for February 7, 2018
Long-time University of Alabama head football coach Paul Bryant received his nickname Bear from this event during his teen years.
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Military History Review: “Discovering the Civil War”
“Discovering the Civil War” Part One, “Beginnings” (through September 6) Part Two, “Consequences” (Nov. […]
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Military History Book Review: Winston’s War
Winston’s War: Churchill, 1940–1945 by Max Hastings, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2010, $35 […]
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Military History Book Review: A Measureless Peril
A Measureless Peril: America in the Fight for the Atlantic, the Longest Battle of […]
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Hallowed Ground: Fort Necessity, Pennsylvania
George Washington experienced combat for the first time on May 28, 1754. “I heard […]
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Trajan’s Column
A 100-foot column in Rome records the 2nd Century military exploits of Trajan and […]
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Right Man, Right Time
To win a brutal bush war in Malaya, General Sir Gerald Templer went back […]
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French Fiasco in Egypt
Napoléon Bonaparte had grand ambitions when he landed in Egypt in 1798. A British […]
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Killer U-Boats
Prior to World War I, Krupp’s shipyard in Kiel, Germany, turned a maritime novelty […]