Contrary to popular belief, the introduction of the Merlin-powered P-51B to combat over Europe was not without its problems.
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Generals on Both Sides Made It Their Mission to Find This Confederate Colonel’s Grave
Why were Hooker and Hardee so intent on finding the resting place of a little-known Rebel colonel?
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How Gen. Ridgway Saved the 82nd Airborne From a Suicide Mission in Rome
Ridgway knew he couldn’t stay silent about a plan that would sacrifice his troops.
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The Sinking of the HMS Glorious Was One Of England’s Worst Naval Disasters. Why Is It Still A Mystery?
Questions linger over what really happened when two German battle cruisers sank the British carrier HMS Glorious and its escorts in 1940.
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They Were Told to Wait. They Didn’t — and Saved Dozens of Marines
Tankers bounced along at breakneck speed to save fellow Marines.
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How Gettysburg Inspired Modern War Gaming
Charles S. Roberts never intentionally set out to invent a widely popular
new pastime, but fate led him to it.
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Brother vs. Brother in South Carolina
The Civil War certainly did split family loyalties, giving rise to the term “Brother vs. Brother.”
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How White House Interference And Enemy Intelligence Cost American Airmen Their Lives In Vietnam
Hampered by the Johnson administration and lured into a North Vietnamese trap, the U.S. Air Force lost big in 1965’s Operation Spring High.
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The Maryland Town That Became One Big Civil War Hospital
No trip to Frederick would be complete without a visit to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Need a stiff drink afterwards? Hit up the local City Hall, which was converted into a brewpub.
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John Wayne’s Son Ethan Remembers the Western Screen Icon
The youngest son of the Oscar-winning actor remains in the saddle as head of the family enterprises.