Valor Medals For Four USMC “Silent Warriors” In a rare public ceremony, four “Silent […]
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The Great Wagon Train Heist
For the Rebels, Cabin Creek proved too little, too late. But the victory was fun while it lasted.
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Empty Pedestals: What should be done with civic monuments to the Confederacy and its leaders?
From Charlottesville, Va., to New Orleans, La., the removal of Confederate statues from public […]
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The Battle of Honey Springs, 1863
How Union forces won the “Gettysburg of Indian Territory.” In most histories of the […]
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Failure is Not an Option
George C. Marshall ruthlessly purged the ranks of his generals and set an enduring […]
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The Real ‘Bridges at Toko-Ri’
James Michener’s bestseller and movie adaptation were based on one very bad day in North Korea
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‘A Strange and Blighted Land’
After the Rebels retreated, Gettysburg faced a second invasion, the work of thieves and […]
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Snubbed! George Thomas: Unknown General of the Civil War
George Thomas was one of the Civil War’s greatest generals. But thanks to personal […]
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How The Vietnam War Changed People’s Views About Napalm
Napalm was at first popular as a wartime weapon. During the Vietnam War, it became notorious.
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Reconquista
When Ferdinand and Isabella retook Granada in 1492, they ended eight centuries of Muslim […]