In an excerpt from What It Is Like to Go to War, author Karl Marlantes lays out his rationale for lying in Vietnam
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Wounds from the Washita: The Major Elliott Affair
The death of popular 7th U.S. Cavalry officer Major Joel Elliott at the 1868 Battle of the Washita—and Lt. Col. George Custer’s response to it—spawned disunity within the ill-starred unit.
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‘Prohibition’ – A Review of Ken Burns’ New PBS Documentary
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns explores the Prohibition years in a new PBS special that begins Sunday.
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Moshe Dayan Sounds the Alarm in Vietnam
On a 1966 tour of Vietnam, the legendary Israeli military leader came to some stunning conclusions about the U.S. war strategy
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Adah Menken, aka ‘The Naked Lady’: The Original Superstar
Adah Isaacs Menken, aka “The Naked Lady,” may have begun life as a poor girl from New Orleans, but with talent and courage she became THE outstanding actress during the era of America’s Civil War.
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Putting the Wolverine State’s heroics under the microscope
Two new books celebrate, in mostly commendable fashion, Michigan’s contributions to the Civil War. […]
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Misrepresented ‘Monster’ Major Marcus Reno
The major is often badmouthed as the villain of the Little Bighorn, but eyewitnesses […]
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Photo Essay: 150th Anniversary of First Manassas-Bull Run
Nearly 9,000 Civil War reenactors staged battle re-creations as part of the activities commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Manassas/Battle of Bull Run.
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Lone Star Nation
Texas has been a state since 1845. So why do Texans still believe they live in a separate country?
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A National Park Service Living-History Volunteer’s Story
A volunteer at the Manassas National Battlefield Park talks about portraying history while wearing 45 pounds of clothing and accoutrements in summer heat, the questions visitors ask, and why he does it.