Flying a vintage Vindicator dive bomber, Sumner H. Whitten played a part in changing the course of the war in the Pacific.
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The Belfort Ruse: The American Scheme That Fooled the Germans During WWI
During September 1918 an American colonel attempted an elaborate hoax to deceive the Germans as to where the U.S. First Army’s initial blow of the Great War would fall.
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Wasted Lives on Armistice Day
Did American commanders needlessly send doughboys to their deaths during the hours before the 1918 armistice went into effect?
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Allensworth: California’s First Black Community
A former slave and former chaplain for the black 24th infantry teamed up with a gifted black teacher named William Payne to create a colony of opportunity.
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Battle of Thermopylae: Leonidas the Hero
At Thermopylae a king and three hundred of his soldiers set the standard for battle to the death against overwhelming odds.
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Naval Weaponry: Italy’s MAS Torpedo Boats
Mosquitoes with a deadly sting, Italy’s tiny MAS torpedo boats cut enemy battleships down to size.
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Robert Todd Lincoln: The Perpetual Non-Candidate
Living in the shadow of his revered father, Robert Todd Lincoln served the Republican Party and his country with distinction, but, although perennially courted by his party, steadfastly refused a presidential or vice presidential nomination.
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Interview: Lothar Pankosk and Milo Stavic / Two Former Yugoslav Nationals Who Recall WWII
In a pair of interviews, two former Yugoslav nationals share their views on the bloodiest partisan conflict of World War II.
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Harry Popham Recalls the Attack of the USS Princeton During the Battle for Leyte Gulf
A tremendous explosion in Leyte Gulf on October 24, 1944, broke the American light carrier in two and devastated the light cruiser USS Birmingham.