The 1930s National Air Races tested the mettle of a new breed of pilot and showcased the cutting edge of aircraft technology.
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Interview: Burdick Brittin / WWII Combat
At Pearl Harbor, Burdick Brittin saw an ensign take command of his destroyer. On April 11, 1945, it was his own turn to take charge.
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President Harry S. Truman: Survived Assassination Attempt at the Blair House
Thanks to the actions of the men assigned to protect him, President Harry S. Truman survived a harrowing attempt on his life by two Puerto Rican nationalists.
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John Mosby and George Custer Clash in the Shenandoah Valley
When Civil War’s John Singleton Mosby’s Partisan Rangers clashed with George A. Custer’s Union Cavalry, the niceties of war were the first casualty. Reprisal and counter reprisal became the order of the day.
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Battle of Chickamauga: 21st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Their Colt’s Revolving Rifles
‘My God, We Thought You Had a Division Here!’ The 21st Ohio Infantry’s unique repeating weaponry was its salvation – and nearly its undoing – at Chickamauga.
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Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez: Heroine or Hoaxer
Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez wrote a controversial memoir disclosing her activities as a double agent and brave soldier during the Civil War.
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Battle of Gettysburg: Confederate General Richard Ewell’s Failure on the Heights
For the second day in a row, Confederate General Richard Ewell inexplicably failed to take the offensive at Gettysburg. ‘The fruits of victory, Robert E. Lee lamented, had not been gathered.
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Pearl Harbor Attack: Lieutenant Lawrence Ruff Survived the Attack Aboard the USS Nevada
Surrounded by smoke and flame, the battleship made for the open sea in an attempt to escape the devastation at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Second Battle of Winchester: Richard Ewell Takes Command
One month after Stonewall Jackson’s death at Chancellorsville, Robert E. Lee turned to Stonewall’s trusted lieutenant, Richard Ewell, to cover his invasion of the North. Was ‘Old Bald Head’ up to the challenge?
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Joseph Scroggs: Observations From His Diary About the 1864 Petersburg Campaign
Excerpts from Joseph Scroggs’ diary provide his observations on the service of Negro troops under his command on the Civil War battlefields.