A common farmer from Virginia and a millionaire general from new York transcended the horrors of the wilderness through simple acts of decency
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The Lost Battle of Lima Site 85
In “officially neutral” Laos, 3,000 communist troops converged on a handful of Americans at a top-secret 5,800-foot-high mountain base
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A Controversial Question: Did Tet Decimate the Viet Cong?
The Viet Cong suffered severe losses during the five-week offensive. Was it still a viable fighting force? Dr. Erik Villard takes a closer look
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For Covenant and King: James Graham, Marquess of Montrose
Amid shifting political alliances of 17th century Scotland, fighting marquess James Graham morphed from Covenanter champion into defender of the Crown
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Culture Clash: East vs. West
Despite an ugly clash of egos at the top, the Union Army’s 20th Corps proved in Georgia that eastern and western troops could find common ground in battle
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Waterways of Freedom: African Americans found a new life in this Confederate stronghold
The town is steeped in the Confederate history so predominant in the South, but the area’s waterways made it a pivotal route on the Underground Railroad
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New National Museum of the U.S. Army Opens at Virginia’s Fort Belvoir
After two decades of planning, fundraising, and construction, the National Museum of the United States Army finally opened
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“Wake, Nicodemus”: A Ballad by Abolitionist Henry Clay Work Inspired by a Black Settlement
Work’s ballad relates the tale of a man named Nicodemus, who was brought to America on a slave ship and later purchased his freedom.
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How a Male Firebrand Helped Ignite Women’s Temperance Crusade
Survivor of father’s alcohol abuse commits his life to empowering women—and dumping demon rum
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American Outpost at Japan’s Front Door
Remote Pacific Islands attracted settlers who dreamed of annexation