Flouting Texas’ jurisdiction, John Salmon ‘Rip’ Ford’s Rangers and their Indian allies rode into the heart of Comancheria in the spring of 1858
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Australia’s Pearl Harbor: Darwin
Ten weeks after its sneak attack on Oahu the same Japanese carrier group hit […]
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The Lion’s Last Roar: Marshal Michel Ney
Napoléon’s beloved Marshal Michel Ney went down swinging a broken sword for France—only to […]
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Argentina and Britain Waged War Over a Contested Patch of Tundra—and Many Still Wonder Why
Thirty-three years ago this spring Argentina and Britain waged war over a contested patch of tundra in the bitter South Atlantic—and many still wonder why
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A Newsman’s Frozen Odyssey
Eddie Jackson sat at Mitchel Field on Long Island, impatiently waiting for the airplane […]
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Rescued From the Weeds: Lockheed Vega
Once a ground-looped wreck, the sole surviving metal-fuselage Lockheed Vega is back in the […]
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Cold War Airpower Laboratory
Learning on the fly, the Nineteenth Air Force laid the foundation for modern expeditionary […]
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National Anthem No Stranger to Perilous Fights Despite Kaepernick Affair
‘Star-Spangled Banner’ controversial long before QB Kaepernick sparked movement.
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Kilroy and the California Cop Killer
Fed up with being shadowed, badman Edward Moore confronted Nevada City lawman William Kilroy, […]
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5 Questions: A Timely Save
Civil War Trust President Jim Lighthizer, On the Rescue of a Storied Gettysburg landmark. […]