World War II ended on the deck of the USS Missouri. Five years later the Korean War broke out–and the “Mighty Mo” was the only U.S. battleship ready to fight.
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Why the South Lost the Civil War
10 Civil War historians provide contrasting and controversial views on how and why the Confederate cause ultimately ended in defeat.
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The GI Bill
More than 2,250,000 American veterans of WWII received at least part of their college education as a result of legislation known as “the GI Bill.”
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One Last Look at Lady Lex
After securing the Dutch East Indies by early 1942, Japan sought a buffer zone […]
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The Last Campaign: Mindanao
An 18-year-old soldier who entered combat during the final days of the war in the Philippines was forever changed by his experience.
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The Master of the Calculated Risk and the Strike Against Japan
Jimmy Doolittle’s raiders carried out some historic firsts when their B-25s dropped the first bombs on Tokyo.
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Pope’s narrow escape
While Robert E. Lee’s entire army massed behind Clark’s Mountain to attack the Union […]
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Commands: The Quaker-dominated Loudoun Rangers openly defied Virginia tradition to serve the Union
The Quaker-dominated Loudoun Rangers openly defied Virginia tradition to serve the Union.
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Savage Skirmish Near Sharpsburg
With Robert E. Lee’s wily Confederates waiting somewhere in the vicinity of Antietam Creek, Union General George McClellan ordered I Corps commander Joseph Hooker to advance and turn the Rebel flank. But McClellan, for once, was too quick to move, and Hooker soon found himself in an unexpectedly vicious fight.