Though often maligned or dismissed in Korean War annals, the 24th and 34th Infantry regiments did their best to stem the North Korean onslaught in the conflict’s first months.
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Denis Warner: Eyewitness to the Early Days of the Korean War
An Australian journalist witnessed firsthand the chaotic early days of American involvement in the Korean War.
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A New Era in Aerial Warfare Began During the Korean War
The first months of the Korean War saw a struggle for air superiority acted out by the fighters of the World War II vintage. Then the MiGs arrived, and a new era in aerial warfare began.
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Battle of Nashville: Enemies Front and Rear
Union forces under George H. Thomas destroyed the Confederate Army of Tennessee at Nashville as Thomas endured his own battle of resolve with Ulysses S. Grant.
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Homer Lea: Author of The Valor of Ignorance
Homer Lea, a frail American hunchback, helped make China a republic and prophesied the apocalyptic convulsions of two world wars.
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Klondike Gold Rush
Known as ‘Lying George’ for his many false strikes, George Washington Carmack and two Indian friends found a real nugget in 1896 that set off a fabled gold rush in Canada.
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Interview: Colonel Lewis L. Millett / MoH Recipient
In the course of his 35-year military career, Lewis L. Millett received the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, two Legions of Merit, three Bronze Stars, four Purple Hearts, three Air Medals, the Army Commendation Medal and numerous foreign awards—until he stopped accepting them.
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World War II: The Cactus Air Force Fought at Guadalcanal
A small group of die-hard aviators fended off Japanese invaders at Guadalcanal, code-named ‘Cactus.’
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All-Girl Rhea County Spartans
Begun as a lark, the all-girl Rhea County Spartans soon attracted the attention of unamused Union officers.
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Lawmen’s Heated Gun Battle in Hot Springs
In the popular Arkansas resort town, members of the police department and sheriff’s office resorted to violence in March 1899 –against each other.