A Catholic sanctuary town provided needed care and comfort during the summer of 1863
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Book Review: The Decline of European Naval Forces
Jeremy Stöhs examines the post–Cold War decline of European naval forces and suggests what the 21st century may hold
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Clash of Titans Over Korea
On April 12, 1953, two aerial champions dueled at 40,000 feet over North Korea: MiG-15 ace Semyon Fedorets and F-86 Sabre ace Joe McConnell.
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Desperate Stand: What The Brickyard Fight Meant At Gettysburg
For more than a century, the fighting that occurred at John Kuhn’s brickyard was often a mere footnote in the history of the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.
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Insight: Every Sketch Tells a Story
Two talented field artists produced a treasure trove of action-packed sketches.
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Discovering—and Foiling—a Plot to Claim Undeserved Medals
No medical form, no Purple Heart.
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Explore: Thunder At Gettysburg
“I don’t think there was ever in our war a hotter, harder, sharper artillery afternoon than this.” So Colonel Edward Porter Alexander, commander of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet’s First Corps artillery, described the shellfire that raged on July 2, 1863, the second day of the monstrous Battle of Gettysburg.
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The Stonewall Jackson Enigma
In Stendahl’s novel The Charterhouse of Parma, the young hero, Fabrizio, is caught smack-dab […]
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Daily Quiz for June 11, 2018
During the US Civil War, Confederate General Robert E. Lee referred to the Union soldiers as this.
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Book Review: African Americans in Vietnam
Once upon a time, history—at least the academic version—was a steady procession of names […]