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Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart Didn’t Let Racism Stand in the Way of His Dream
“I used to watch planes as a teenager and fantasize about being in the cockpit.”
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Why the Story of the U.S. Navy’s First Black Aviator Had to Be Told by Hollywood
From a young age, Jesse Leroy Brown dreamed of flying, and he wasn’t going to let history get in the way.
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Book Review: The Liberation of Paris / How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
Among the many books chronicling Paris’s liberation, Jean Edward Smith’s final work stands out.
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Showdown at Blair Mountain
In 1921 the largest labor uprising in U.S. history roiled West Virginia—and riveted the nation.
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Book Review: The Greatest of all Leathernecks
Joseph Arthur Simon relates the U.S. Marines’ transformation into an elite force and John Lejeune’s pre-eminent role in it
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Rescuing the Walking Dead: Army Aerial Rocketeer Crews Saved Marines from Certain Death
Beads of sweat streamed down the dirt-smeared face of Cpl. Tommy “Hatch” Hatcher of […]
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10 Great POW Escapes
Capture is an occupational hazard for soldiers and escape is a POW’s duty—some even succeed with imagination and style.
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Going to War in 1965 with the Army You Have
The first troops sent to Vietnam had to battle personnel and equipment shortages.
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Melvin Vaniman: Forgotten Pioneer Aviator
When Melvin Vaniman peered down from his airship at the thousands of well-wishers lining […]