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Dauntless Forever: The Dive Bomber That Changed the Course of World War II
The ‘slow but deadly’ Douglas SBD dive bomber employed 1930s technology and tactics to turn the tide in the Pacific War
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Wartime Railroaders Confronted a Tenacious Enemy in the Wilds of Alaska and Yukon Territories
Engineer Railway Detachment 96446A braved blizzards and treacherous terrain while moving vital war materiel inland.
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Blog Roll: The Country Boys of the Civil War
The rough-hewn 3rd Arkansas made its presence felt in the Eastern Theater
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Commandeered by the Navy, Plutocrat’s Maritime Plaything Went Down a Gallant Warship
After years as a plutocrat’s plaything a luxury vessel came to a violent end
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The CIA’s Cuban Air Force Battles Communists in the Congo
After bitter defeat at the Bay of Pigs, the CIA sent an “instant air force” to Africa to fight communism…and Che Guevara.
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Collected Wisdom: The Enduring Civil War
This is not an impartial review. The majority of the essays in Gary Gallagher’s […]
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Pedal-Powered War Tour
A headless corpse, a slave cemetery, and a kamikaze insect make for a lively Civil War-themed bike ride
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How Winfield Scott’s War of 1812 Struggles Led to Significant U.S. Army Reforms
His experiences in the War of 1812 and subsequent six-week captivity in Canada opened his eyes to the need for a professional regular army.
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Songs of 1865: How the Various Parties to the Civil War Saw the Struggle’s End
Historian S.C. (Sam) Gwynne’s “Hymns of the Republic” looks at the Civil War’s final year from multiple perspectives.