The secret to Joe’s success? He made the Union men cut their hair, bathe twice a week and change their underwear every seven days.
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This Son of Maine Was Much More Than a Civil War Hero
A new biography of Joshua Chamberlain goes well beyond Little Round Top to explore the general’s spectacular life.
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These Two Highwaymen Battled for the Title of World’s Best Stagecoach Robber
Ham White took inspiration from Black Bart, but did he outdo Bart’s record as a stagecoach robber?
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Amid the Spanish American Wars of Independence, These Rival Naval Commanders Met to Decide Venezuela’s Fate
The respective reputations of the victor and the vanquished at Lake Maracaibo took unexpected twists.
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The Battle of Surigao Strait: The Last Battleship Duel
Japan’s Shoji Nishimura rushed on, impatient to find either glory or death in Surigao Strait. He found both.
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What Historians Get Wrong About Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
Many historians call him “unbearable.” But there is much more to Monty’s legacy than meets the eye.
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Helicopters During the Civil War? Almost
In 1862, an Alabama architect conceived an aircraft with the potential to bomb Northern ships.
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Requiem for a Forgotten West Texas Cow Town
Colorado City, which boomed in the 1880s thanks to the railroad and abundant water, was no stranger to violence.
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In 1943 Britain and Germany Raced to Control Islands in the Southeastern Aegean. But Why?
The campaign to seize the Dodecanese Islands mattered little in the long run.
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Facing Doom At the Battle of the Bulge, This Tank Commander Wouldn’t Back Down
Learn how to defend against an overwhelming attack from a brilliant U.S. tank commander.