McClellan thought he was timid. Newspapers called him ‘Granny Lee.’ But once in command, […]
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Arms and Men: Underwater Terror
The plucky Bushnell brothers invented the military submarine, frightened the mighty British fleet, and […]
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The Battle of Algiers, Torture, and Marcel Bigeard
IN LATE 1956 FRENCH AUTHORITIES concluded they had to stop the protests and terrorist […]
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Revolution Unleashed
In the 1950s, Algerian rebels fought the French for independence, losing nearly every battle, […]
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Fooled Again: A Band of 57 Modoc Warriors Repeatedly Outsmart and Outfight U.S. Army Troops
A band of 57 Modoc warriors repeatedly outsmarted and outfought U.S. Army troops in California’s rugged high desert.
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Play It Again, Putzi
A piano-playing Nazi official charmed Hitler, then betrayed him to the United States. During […]
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Tactical Exercises: Art of the Siege
A Byzantine emperor’s military manual describes how psychological warfare can break the will of […]
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Terror and Survival at Tarawa
The returning amtrac churned toward the safety of the invasion fleet at Tarawa. A Japanese shell splashed close behind. A second exploded to the right. Then came the third.
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Books in Brief | A War Remembered
A War Remembered: The Vietnam War Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library, Mark K. […]
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The American Rommel
Major General John Wood Showed Patton and the rest of the high command how […]