Profiteers on both sides of the war lined their own pockets at their countries’ expense
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The Last Stand of Detachment 5
A small band of military broadcasters in Hue fought gallantly against the Tet onslaught
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Deep Freeze Fight
The Army of Northern Virginia went to war with itself in February 1863
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Daily Quiz for December 26, 2017
Actor Howard McNear beloved as Mayberry’ barber, Floyd Lawson, on “The Andy Griffith Show,” originated this character on radio but was replaced when the show moved to television.
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Daily Quiz for December 25, 2017
Although his father, also a minister, had served as Harvard University’s sixth president, this man was a cofounder of Yale University.
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Daily Quiz for December 24, 2017
Issued during World War I, the Balfour Declaration stated Great Britain’s support of this.
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Daily Quiz for December 23, 2017
George Wishart helped lead the Protestant Reformation in Scotland alongside this reformer.
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Book Review: The Splintered Empires
Prit Buttar caps his definitive four-volume history of the Eastern Front in World War I
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Book Review: The Great Halifax Explosion
John Bacon recalls the 1917 disaster — history’s largest man-made explosion prior to the advent of the nuclear age
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Book Review: The Allure of Battle
Cathal Nolan argues that military victories through history have relied primarily on endurance and attrition