Chuck Butler followed the code of “Duty, Honor, County,” sacrificing his life in Vietnam.
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Abraham Lincoln’s Embrace of Foreign-Born Fighters
More than a quarter million immigrants took up arms for the United States.
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The ‘Lemon Squeezer’ Proved a Popular Backup Gun
Lawmen and gamblers alike favored H&R’s hammerless pocket revolver.
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We Remember the Fighting. But What About the Shipping?
Often the war bumped up against the harsh realities of logistics.
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This Self-Made Deputy Faced a 36-Hour Barrage of 4,000 Rifle Rounds — and Survived
Elfego Baca stood off angry cowboys in the largest and longest civilian gunfight in American history.
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Up, Up and Away
Long before the advent of satellites able to track individual soldiers from space, even […]
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Top 10 Commanders Who Became Unlikely Stars of Military History
They were not schooled in warcraft, but somehow war brought out their latent talents at fighting.
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An American Medic Recovered This Rare Propaganda Booklet From Japan. It Celebrates the Japanese Conquest of Shanghai
This souvenir booklet is not what you might expect…
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European Monarchs Crushed Rebellions in the Mid-1800s—and America Benefited
In 1848, as Germany cracked down on revolts, America received its best and brightest.
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These Forgettable Frauds Fibbed About Being at the Alamo
Were ‘Uncle Jimmy’ Cannon and Louis Schilling harmless liars or callous con men trampling on the remembrance of fallen heroes?