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Book Review: Robert E. Lee / A Biography
Allen Guelzo provides an updated biography of the heralded if controversial Confederate commander of the American Civil War
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This Brilliant British Naval Commander Was His Own Worst Enemy
British Admiral Thomas Cochrane excelled in the navies of three nations, but his combative nature nearly made him a footnote in naval history
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These German Soldiers Inspired Washington Irving’s Sleepy Hollow
Hessians earned a scary reputation in America – inspiring the “Headless Horseman” of Sleepy Hollow. But history shows these German soldiers were not so intimidating
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Paul Morando: Telling the Soldier’s Story
Paul Morando, chief of exhibits, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the National Museum of the United States Army
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Union Troopers with a Southern Twang
Alabama cavalrymen spearheaded General Sherman’s March to the Sea
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A Turn for the Worse: The 1775 Ambush at Bloody Angle
After the ‘shot heard round the world,’ as Redcoats retreated to Boston, Patriots sprang an ambush at a bend in the road known since as the Bloody Angle
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Book Review: Inside the U.S. Navy of 1812–1815
William Dudley emphasizes the logistical challenges faced by the nascent U.S. Navy amid the War of 1812.
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‘Judas sold only one man, Arnold three Millions’: Infamous Traitors in American History
Four Benedict Arnolds (including Benedict Arnold) in American history
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George Washington’s Last Hours, Remembered As Heroic, Were Certainly Hellish
Despite intense suffering, the former president faced death with courage and strength of character