When Charlie Company crossed the border, its troops couldn’t imagine they would be the […]
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“Piece of Cake”
A young reporter on a 1967 medevac mission gone bad returns to face hard […]
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Prescient at the Creation
Ridiculed after the 1963 Battle of Ap Bac as being too old, out of […]
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Book Review: The 25th North Carolina Troops in the Civil War
The 25th North Carolina Troops in the Civil War: History and Roster of a […]
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The Man Who Shot A.P. Hill
Even a lowly corporal can make a decision that has major consequences.
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How the West Was Lost
Joe Johnston’s feud with Jeff Davis spelled disaster. Early in 1864, Federal troops spread […]
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ACW Book Review: South Carolina’s Military Organizations
South Carolina’s Military Organizations During the War Between the States (4 volumes) by Robert […]
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Hidden Heroes: No Quit ‘Rip’ Ford Kept the Yanks in check
In May 1865, with the end of the war nearing, Union troops hoped they had seen the last of Confederate Colonel John Salmon Ford. They weren’t so lucky.
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Partisan, Terrorist, Soldier, Spy
Call them what you will, these Rebels were desperate to take the battle from […]
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Shock, Awe and a Colossal Failure
At the Crater, poor leadership, race issues and last-minute tinkering combined for a spectacular […]