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The Mystery of Private Edwin Jemison
This vulnerable young private’s face has long been an icon of the Civil War. […]
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Corporal Barton W. Mitchell and the Lost Orders
Union Corporal Barton W. Mitchell accidentally stumbles upon Confederate special orders from General Robert E. Lee and quickly works to put it to good use
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ACW Book Review: Shenandoah Summer
Shenandoah Summer: The 1864 Valley Campaign by Scott C. Patchan University of Nebraska Press, […]
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East Versus West
Eastern theater battles grabbed the headlines, but Western theater campaigns decided the war. The […]
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Pistols at Ten Paces
Stephen Decatur was only a teenager when he wrapped his arms around a fellow […]
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Outfoxed and Outfought
Why Darius’ superior Persian army and navy lost to the Athenians at Marathon. On […]
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Israel’s 30-year dependence on American weaponry- too much of a good thing?
Israeli jets firing laser-guided missiles at RPG-toting gunmen, along with pictures of Arab children […]
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Why did France Fall?
Military miscalculations and not national dry rot may have been the real answer. The French high command simply could not recover from its mistakes in 1940 as it had a generation earlier.
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Book Review: In Tall(er) Cotton
In Tall Cotton: The 200 Most Important Confederate Books for the Reader, Researcher and […]