It’s a cardinal sin of warfare to underestimate the enemy, but Germany did exactly that as it sized up U.S. military power in World War I
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From Torching to Teaching
Marine Combined Action Platoons won hearts and minds—and some ferocious battles—deep inside enemy strongholds. […]
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The Man Who Shot A.P. Hill
Even a lowly corporal can make a decision that has major consequences.
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Mexico’s Napoléon: Who Was Santa Anna, the General Who Defeated the Texians at the Alamo?
Like the French emperor, Santa Anna lived a life of fame and glory that ended in exile.
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This Sharpshooting Colorado Lawman Survived Three Decades on the Job Without a Scratch
Jesse Benton, a businessman and a lawman in the late 19th century, impressively managed to not get hit in 21 shooting scrapes.
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ACW Book Review: Pathway to Hell
Pathway to Hell: A Tragedy of the American Civil War by Dennis W. Brandt, […]
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Rebels in Check
Robert E. Lee counted on Union mistakes to help his gambit at Gettysburg succeed. […]
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ACW Book Review: The 10th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
The 10th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War: A History and Roster by […]
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ACW Book Review: Isham G. Harris of Tennessee
Isham G. Harris of Tennessee: Confederate Governor and United States Senator by Sam Davis […]
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“One Learns Fast in a Fight”
So observed Theodore Roosevelt after the shoot-out in Las Guásimas in Cuba. His first experience of combat was almost his last