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Book Review: Scorpions’ Dance / The President, the Spymaster, and Watergate
A reader intent on plumbing recent American history in hopes of bringing to the […]
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The Battle of New Market and Its VMI Cadets: The Forgotten Ones
VMI cadets working cannons rose to the occasion, paving the way for a startling Confederate victory in May 1864.
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Patsy Cline’s Final Flight
What the fatal airplane crash of the country star says about flying then and now.
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From Glenn Miller to Aaliyah: Popular Musicians Who Died in Airplane Crashes
Traveling by air proved fatal to these popular performers, including Buddy Holly.
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Distorted Truth: The Legacy of George Gordon Meade
Why is George Meade, the Army of the Potomac’s most accomplished commander, so often overlooked in histories of the war?
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The Bataan Death March War Crimes Trial: Was It Fair?
Japanese general Masaharu Homma’s fate hinged on whether he had permitted the torture and murder of American and Filipino POWs. His court case wasn’t so cut and dry.
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Book Review: Gettysburg / Three Days That Saved the United States
When it comes to the Civil War, there’s one word nearly synonymous with the study of America’s most momentous conflict, and that word is “Gettysburg.”
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‘A-20 Havoc’: The Unglamorous Yet Most Versatile Combat Aircraft of World War II
There’s no shortage of books about airplanes, but here are a few more you may find of interest, with subject matter that ranges all over the world.
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‘Return to Bull Run’ Review: 30 Miles West of the White House
A look at the overlooked Battle of Second Bull Run.