The Churchill Crocodile entered service in time for D-Day and the advance into Europe.
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The Confederacy’s First Modern Warrior: Who Was James Longstreet?
A new book makes the compelling case that the Confederate general brought war into a new era.
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Building an English Electric Canberra
Add to your collection of early jet aircraft with Classic Airframes’ 1/48th- scale multi-media kit.
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This 51-Year-Old Was the Only Foot Soldier of WWI to Earn 4 Distinguished Service Crosses
It was Parker’s actions that enabled Theodore Roosevelt’s victory at San Juan Hill.
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How the Union Tried—and Failed—to Capture the Confederacy’s ‘Gray Ghost’
The Union attempted to track down rebel guerrilla John Singleton Mosby. It led to a comedy of errors.
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Was Billy the Kid’s Murder Trial Fair?
The judge’s instructions were complex, and none of the jurors could read or necessarily speak English.
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He Was Shot in the Face and Bayoneted by the British. But This 78-Year-Old Patriot Refused to Die.
Samuel Whittemore was shot in the face at point-blank range, bayoneted no less than six times and clubbed in the head with the butts of the British soldiers’ muskets.
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Umbrella Guns and Fake Poop? Cold War Spies Thought of Everything.
Spies in the Cold War fought in a clandestine conflict with the aid of gear primed for stealth and trickery.
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American History is Full of Controversial Drafts. The Union Civil War Draft Was No Exception.
The New York draft riot that burned half the city down.
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Why Were These WWI Soldiers Executed by Their Own Country?
All soldiers in World War I had one thing in common: possible execution by their own country for alleged cowardice. How did this actually affect armies?