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McDonnell F-4 Phantom: Essential Aircraft in the Air Warfare in the Middle East

by HistoryNet Staff6/12/20064/13/2016

To Israel, it was a technical marvel. To Iran, it was the means to dominate the Persian Gulf. The F-4 Phantom’s introduction to the region in 1969 had a dramatic impact.

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Book Review: All the Daring of the Soldier / Women of the Civil War Armies

by Jeffry D. Wert8/12/20015/4/2024

All the Daring of the Soldier: Women of the Civil War Armies, by Elizabeth […]

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Book Review: General Robert F. Hoke: Lee’s Most Modest Warrior (Daniel W. Barefoot) : MH

by HistoryNet Staff8/12/20018/10/2016

General Robert F. Hoke: Lee’s Most Modest Warrior, by Daniel W. Barefoot, John F. […]

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Book Review: John Peebles’ American War / The Diary of a Scottish Grenadier, 1776-1782

by Rod Paschall8/12/20012/15/2024

John Peebles’ American War: The Diary of a Scottish Grenadier, 1776-1782, edited by Ira […]

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Book Review: Death of a Hero / Captain Robert Nairac, GC and the Undercover War in Northern Ireland

by Rod Paschall8/12/20012/15/2024

Death of a Hero: Captain Robert Nairac, GC and the Undercover War in Northern […]

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Book Review: In Irons / Britain’s Naval Supremacy and the American Revolutionary Economy

by Rod Paschall8/12/20012/15/2024

In Irons: Britain’s Naval Supremacy and the American Revolutionary Economy, by Richard Buel, Jr., […]

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Mexican War of Independence: Father Miguel Hidalgo’s Revolt

by Diana Serra Cary10/12/20008/19/2022

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s revolt against the Spanish Crown became a horrific bloodbath that set five remarkable men of diverse backgrounds on a tragic collision course.

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America’s Civil War: July 1998 From the Editor

by HistoryNet Staff9/23/19989/23/2016

Even the best of spies–as Timothy Webster discovered–can find themselves holding a losing hand. […]

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Travelers to Wartime Richmond

by HistoryNet Staff9/23/19964/25/2024

Travelers to wartime Richmond had a wide choice
of luxurious hotels, inns and taverns.

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Michael Kovats de Fabriczy: The Hungarian Cavalryman Who Fought for American Independence

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher7/15/202210/26/2022

Michael Kovats de Fabriczy helped form the U.S. cavalry during the Revolutionary War.

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