Mrs. Frank Leslie, the glamorous, diamond-studded owner of a publishing empire, earned her reputation […]
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Mexico’s Lindbergh: Emilio Carranza
If you’re not looking for it, you might drive right past it. Some people […]
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Last Battle on the Great Wall
In 1933, in a surreal clash of ancient and modern weaponry, Chinese troops sought to defend the Great Wall from the combined forces of the Imperial Japanese Army
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Type 94 Infantry Mortar
The Japanese Type 94 mortar proved devastating in action against Chinese forces during World War II
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Book Review: Titan
William R. Nester examines Great Britain’s Napoleonic-era rise into a global military power
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Movie Review: The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation, Fox Searchlight Photos, 120 minutes, 2016 Slavery seems to be […]
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Hap Arnold: The Practical Air Force Visionary
In November 1938 Charles Lindbergh wrote urgently to Major General Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold, […]
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Stolen Letters: Benjamin Franklin and the Hutchinson Affair
In December, 1772 Benjamin Franklin – then serving in London as an agent for […]
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Dramatis Personae of the U.S. Navy
John Paul Jones (1747-1792) He never commanded a major fleet and lost his flagship […]