The pretty little town of Front Royal, in the Shenandoah Valley, had a strategic value that belied its size. As Stonewall Jackson knew, it was the key to the valley, the state of Virginia and the war itself.
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The Music of War
Ever since Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho, music has served as both a psychological weapon and a way to communicate in battle.
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Eyewitness Account: A Tar Heel at Gettysburg
After capture, Lawrence D. Davis had to undergo being reviewed by ‘big & fat’ Ben Butler.
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‘In for One Hell of a Time’: Bloody Sacrifice at the Battle of Iwo Jima
Six thousand American servicemen died during the savage month-long fight for Iwo Jima.
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Army Chaplain Paul N. Mitchell Recalls His Duties During the Vietnam War
Like their fathers in World War II, the American GIs in Vietnam went out of their way to help the victims of the war.
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Edward R. Murrow: Inventing Broadcast Journalism
In spite of his youth and inexperience in journalism, Edward R. Murrow assembled a team of radio reporters in Europe that brought World War II into the parlors of America and set the gold standard for all broadcast news to this day.
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Paddle-wheelers Appeared on the Colorado River in 1852
When a steamboat first appeared on the Colorado River in 1852, some Indians were afraid, but they would get plenty of chances to become used to the belching boats during the next 25 years.
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Command Failure in War: Psychology and Leadership (Book Review)
Reviewed by Robert Citino By Robert Pois and Philip Langer Indiana University Press, Bloomington, […]
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy’s Finest Hour (Book Review)
Reviewed by Dennis J. Ringle By James D. Hornfischer Bantam Books, New York, 2004 […]
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Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861 (Book Review)
Reviewed by Dan Monroe By David Detzer Harcourt In Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull […]