U.S. Navy yeoman Jack Adams witnessed the war in the Pacific from Pearl Harbor to the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway aboard the aircraft carrier Yorktown.
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Suez Crisis: Operation Musketeer
When Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, Britain, France and Israel conspired to seize it by force. The result was a fleeting military victory–and a lasting political disaster.
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Battle of Gaines’ Mill: U.S. Army Regulars to the Rescue
As Robert E. Lee hammered Federal forces at Gaines’ Mill, Brig. Gen. George Sykes proud division of Regulars held its post of honor on the Union right. The ‘Old Army was showing its mettle to the new.
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Union Captain Judson Kilpatrick
An unknown farm boy, he attended West Point. Homely, he had an endless string of mistresses. An inept commander, he became a major general. What was Judson Kilpatrick’s secret?
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J.R. Bullington’s Firsthand Account: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines in Hue
Disguised as a French priest, an American diplomat survived for more than a week as Hue suffered under North Vietnamese occupation.
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King Louis XIV: French Mastermind
Although seldom seen on the battlefield, King Louis XIV masterminded the rise of France to a world power.
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Interview: U.S. Marine Lee Bergee / Chosin Reservoir Battle Survivor and Author
In 1950, as U.S. Marines tried to fight their way out of a Chinese trap, Korea suffered its worst winter of the century. The men who struggled there suffered accordingly.
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William ‘Billy’ Mitchell: Air Power Visionary
As Brig. Gen. William Mitchell faced court-martial charges in 1925, the Kansas City Star described him as ‘a zealot, a fanatic, a one-idea man…’ but added that someday his dream might come true.
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General Tomoyuki Yamashita
The ‘Tiger of Malaya,’ General Tomoyuki Yamashita, was hanged near Manila in retribution for Japanese war crimes.
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A WWII Tale of the French Foreign Legion
In World War II, the French Foreign Legion fought against the Germans with its usual gusto, but it was almost destroyed by the disparate elements within its own ranks.