Admiral Heihachiro Togo surprising military victories opens the door to the Rising Sun’s catastrophic era of militarism.
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The Rise and Fall of CSS Virginia
Did a radical new Confederate gunship foil McClellan’s plan to end the Civil War […]
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Laos: The Road to Vietnam
In 1959 the United States was drawn inexorably into a local conflict in a […]
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Gall’s Last Stand
The Lakota Sioux chief earned his reputation as a fierce warrior and tactical genius […]
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The Emperor’s Tipping Point
Forget Waterloo: Napoleon’s decline was clearly signaled by his failures at the Battle of Eylau eight years earlier.
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The Sword and the Pen
In 1884 Ulysses S. Grant was bankrupt and battling terminal cancer. Then Mark Twain made him an offer he couldn’t refuse
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Vietnam Book Review: Vietnam Ironclads
Vietnam Ironclads: A Pictorial History of U.S. Navy River Assault Craft, 1966- 1970 by […]
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Vietnam Book Review: On Their Own
On Their Own: Women Journalists and the American Experience in Vietnam by Joyce Hoffman. […]
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My Lai: Where Were The Leaders?
Had one strong leader stepped up, the atrocity that so stained America could have been averted.
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Khe Sanh in the Pantheon
What a new president’s reflections on an old battle means to one Marine who […]