A tremendous explosion in Leyte Gulf on October 24, 1944, broke the American light […]
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Death of a Double Dealer
Admiral Jean Francois Darlan, leader of the armed forces of Vichy France, was assassinated in Algiers in 1942.
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The Last Raider
Following the exploits of her illustrious predecessors, the career of the German commerce raider Stier came to an embarrassing end.
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General Samuel Garland
When Samuel Garland fell at South Mountain, the Confederacy lost a promising general and a proven leader.
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Soldier’s Favorite Song: ‘Home, Sweet Home’
John Howard Payne’s haunting ‘Home, Sweet Home’ was the Civil War soldier’s favorite song.
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Gilleland’s Double-Barrel Cannon
John Gilleland developed a revolutionary double-barreled cannon meant to sweep Union infantry off the […]
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Ewell Seizes the Day at Winchester
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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Interview: Colonel Evgeny Nikolayevitch Stepanov / Soviet Fighter on Three Fronts
In the years before World War II, Russia’s Evgeny Stepanov flew against the Germans over Spainand fought the Japanese over Khalkin Gol.
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It’s all happening at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo
I do believe it’s true—the Kalamazoo ‘Air Zoo’ airplane collection features several lively aerial ‘animals’—and plenty more!
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The Proving Ground
The Mexican War gave future Civil War generals their first taste of combat.