How Germany conspired with Russia to build a cutting-edge army and air force—long before […]
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The Third Reich, at Length
In a recently completed 12,000-page work, German scholars take a long unblinking look at […]
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Presidential Pique: When Politicians Go Postal
The worst stain on a chief executive’s legacy is a hot temper.
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Tank Versus Panzer
The first tank battle signaled the beginning of a new era of modern warfare […]
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Steuben Comes to America
A Prussian captain’s discipline and vast military experience have had a lasting influence on the army of the United States
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Mannerheim Draws Lines in the Snow
A former Russian cavalry officer helped Finland win independence, then saved it from Stalin […]
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The Revolution’s Band of Brothers
Whether heroes or opportunists, the O’Brien family of privateers helped America launch its battle […]
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The RPG-7: North Vietnam’s equalizer
Introduced into Soviet Service in 1962 and provided to North Vietnam starting in 1966, […]
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Mexico’s Napoléon: Who Was Santa Anna, the General Who Defeated the Texians at the Alamo?
Like the French emperor, Santa Anna lived a life of fame and glory that ended in exile.
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Hunley’s Harrowing Mission
Eight committed crewmen crowded into the Confederacy’s revolutionary submersible for its first operation, it would also be its last.