Operation Chromite — the September 1950 amphibious landings at Inchon — rehabilitated the U.S. military’s tarnished post-World War II image.
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Weaponry: Lewisite — America’s World War I Chemical Weapon
Rushed into production in 1918, America’s World War I weapon of mass destruction is still in many nations’ arsenals.
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Japanese War Crime Trials
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East meted out justice to Japanese war criminals at locations throughout Asia.
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Now for the Contest: Coastal and Oceanic Naval Operations in the Civil War (Book Review)
Reviewed by Keith Miller By William H. Roberts University of Nebraska Press, 223 pages […]
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Ambrose Bierce’s Civil War: One Man’s Morbid Vision
For Ambrose Bierce, the enemy was not really the gray-clad host at the other end of the field, but death, and the terror of death and wounds.
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Greco-Persian Wars: Xerxes’ Invasion
The mere mention of the Persian Empire’s might was enough to make all Greece tremble…or was it?
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First Jewish-Roman War: Siege of Jerusalem
The prosecution of one of the greatest sieges in ancient history offers a chance to assess the nature of Rome’s military discipline and its importance to the success of the imperial army.
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America’s Civil War: Front Royal Was the Key to the Shenandoah Valley
The pretty little town of Front Royal, in the Shenandoah Valley, had a strategic value that belied its size. As Stonewall Jackson knew, it was the key to the valley, the state of Virginia and the war itself.
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Roman-Persian Wars: Battle of Carrhae
Eager to match the military achievements of his two illustrious rivals, Marcus Licinius Crassus led an army into Parthia. Instead of glory, all he found was death.
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Brothers One and All: Esprit de Corps in a Civil War Regiment (Book Review)
Reviewed by Eric Ethier By Mark Dunkelman Louisiana State University Press Recent studies of […]