June 21, 1864, marked the first day of the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, […]
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Vortex of War, Fredericksburg, Va
Situated midway between Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Va., Fredericksburg, Va., was “a position of […]
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Book Review: Civil War Trauma
The effects of imprisonment on the senses scarred prisoners for the rest of their lives.
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The Duelist: Civil War-Era Editor Had a Penchant for Putting His Life on the Line
John Moncure Daniel, the editor of the South’s leading newspaper during the Civil War, […]
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‘So This Is War’—A Young Marine Officer’s Account of Days Before Pearl Harbor and the Stunning Start of Pacific Conflict
Robert D. Taplett missed Japan’s sneak attack but was there for Doolittle Raid.
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Two of World War II’s Greatest Codebreaking Achievements Shared a Remarkable Common Element
An improbable route took William F. Friedman from the study of plant genetics to a reputation as father of U.S. cryptology—one that made a huge impact on the war.
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Why the Civil Rights Movement Was an Insurgency
Military historian Mark Grimsley makes the startling assertion that the American civil rights movement was an insurgency.
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For the Lack of Horses, the War Was Nearly Lost
Union cavalry’s fate hung on the health of its four-legged warriors
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Crimean War Siege in the Caucasus
The British and Ottoman defenders of Kars were forgotten heroes of the Crimean War