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Book Review: Decisions at Gettysburg
Decisions at Gettysburg: The Nineteen Critical Decisions That Defined the Campaign by Matt Spruill, […]
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The Fightin’ Irish take on the Confederates at Fredericksburg
For the battle-hardened Sons of Ireland, the charge up Marye’s Heights proved the biggest challenge yet.
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Rule Britannia
With two Confederate emissaries in U.S. custody, Britain’s Prince Albert stepped in to prevent […]
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Poetry | To Fight Another Day
In 1913, after working as a correspondent for the Toronto Star during the Balkan Wars, Service—by then widely known as “The Bard of the Yukon”—moved to Paris. He was 41 when World War I broke out. Turned down for military service, he briefly covered the war for the Toronto Star and then worked as a stretcher-bearer and ambulance driver for the American Red Cross.
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Hallowed Ground: Cold Harbor, Virginia
By the late spring of 1864 Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was advancing on […]
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Arsenal of Venice: World’s First Weapons Factory
Venice’s maritime power arose from a shipyard that with mass-production techniques, superb organization and […]
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Crimean Fiasco: Battle of the Alma
Incompetence, stupidity and arrogance trumped bravery and technological innovation in the first truly modern […]
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America’s Finest General
George C. Marshall’s long slog through the ranks took him to power, victory and […]