On a hot and humid day near a nondescript village in June 1757, Robert […]
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All Quiet Along the Potomac
Our lexicographer considers some quotations associated with leading Civil War commanders. Great military leaders […]
Black Troops Prove Their Valor at the Battle of New Market Heights
At New Market Heights, a Union general orders an attack that makes heroes and […]
The Battle for Little York, 1813
The first American amphibious operation gave a young general his chance at military fame. […]
40th Tet Anniversary: The Battle for Saigon
Viet Cong infiltrators had a host of key objectives scattered throughout the Saigon Circle […]
Vietnam: Turning Point of the War
Psychologically defeated by the Tet Offensive, LBJ was also defeated by his top national security advisers.
Sing, Cowboy, Sing!
From its mythical cattle drive origins, Western music flourished in romantic stories, novels, recordings and film, earning its place in the mosaic of American folk music
Finding Wyatt
Recent research and discoveries have led to a fuller understanding of famed lawman Wyatt Earp and his turbulent times
Interview: Charles A. Krohn / Author of The Lost Battalion
In 1993 retired Lt. Col. Charles A. Krohn shocked the U.S. Army with his […]
Gunfighting Over North Vietnam
Despite the visions of post-Korea U.S. aircraft designers, the days of old-fashioned aerial machine […]
