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Eyewitness Account: The Battle of Shiloh
Union Lieutenant William M. Reid recounts the Battle of Shiloh. PLUS: Three other accounts of the battle.
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American Experience: Custer’s Last Stand – Television Review
Stephen Ives’ “Custer’s Last Stand” on American Experience is more concerned with exploring the myth of Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn than in presenting a blow-by-blow description.
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Fearless French Mary
Battlefield held little terror for feisty Marie Tepe as she focused on aiding her beloved Zouaves
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Interview: Ron Maxwell / Gods and Generals
A HistoryNet exclusive interview with director Ron Maxwell about the extended director’s cut of his film Gods and Generals.
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George Crook at the Battle of Kernstown
Did the Union general’s refusal to listen cost him the Second Battle of Kernstown?
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Hong Kong: A Lost Battle Found
John D. Lukacs uncovers the ruins of war amidst one of the world’s most bustling cities
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Capturing the Embassy Sapper
An Army photographer’s story of triumph and tragedy behind one of the war’s most iconic images from Tet
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The Spy Who Doomed Pearl Harbor
The Japanese diplomat Takeo Yoshikawa set the stage for his country’s surprise attack.
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Horror: Leningrad Goes down the Drain
I’ve dreaded writing this column. I’ve been dancing around it, in fact, with a […]