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In God We Trust: Did George B. McClellan Suffer from a Messianic Complex?
George B. McClellan is accused of character defects and mental illness for his religious beliefs. But those views were not unique.
INTERVIEW: Gen. David Petraeus / The Most Important Lesson I Learned
David Petraeus speaks with Vietnam magazine on the lessons of the war and their impact on the senior military leadership.
Poland’s Men in Blue and Their Struggle for Independence
Józef Haller dreamed of an army that would help bring about the return of an independent Poland
A Clash of Confederate Personalities at Gettysburg
Personality clash between fiery Rebel commanders comes to a head during the trek to Gettysburg.
Breakthrough at Saint-Lô: The Battle of Normandy’s Hedgerows
It took tens of thousands of lives and weeks of fighting through the bedeviling Norman hedgerows to capture what remained of the ‘Capital of Ruins’
Taking Stock of General MacArthur’s Legacy in Norfolk, Virginia
Douglas MacArthur lived all over the world, but his family history brought him back to the Chesapeake.
Majestic Mounts: The Bond Between Horse and Soldier
Through fire and fury, fighting men formed special bonds with their war horses.
Why Has Afghanistan Remained Unconquered?
Often called “the Graveyard of Empires,” the region now known as Afghanistan has foiled would-be conquerors for millennia.
Politics and the Pandemic Exact Another Toll: Battle Reenactments Are on the Wane
The famed battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, had about 536,553 visitors last year, a 92 percent decrease from its peak draw in 1970
