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ACW Book Review: Wiregrass to Appomattox
Wiregrass to Appomattox: The Untold Story of the 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA by […]
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Freedom Fighters
Major General David Hunter wanted to make Yankee soldiers of former slaves—but first he […]
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Avro Lancaster: The Night Raider
The Avro Lancaster rained terror on Germany but never attained the B-17’s fame, even though it could carry twice the bombload over an equal distance.
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Military History Book Review: Tonight We Die As Men
Tonight We Die As Men: The Untold Story of 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry […]
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Do You Want Everyone to Die?
A million casualties wasted on the Italian Front— and who remembers? Italy declared war […]
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What We Learned: from the Battle of Salamis
In the spring of 480 Xerxes led 180,000 soldiers over a pontoon bridge across […]
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The Barling Bomber: “Billy” Mitchell’s Long Range Failure
Cost overruns and poor performance doomed the experimental strategic bomber, but it helped point the way to the future.
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Living the Legend: Super Scout Buffalo Bill
Cody built his reputation as a chief scout, portrayed himself onstage, returned to the frontier to lift ‘the first scalp for Custer’ and then soared to uncharted heights in show business.
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Trailside – Fields of Fire: Route 50 in Bucolic Virginia
Stuart staves off the yankees for five days to give lee time to invade the north