What happened to General Robert E. Lee’s troops after the surrender at Appomattox? In many cases, it wasn’t what you — or they — would expect.
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Was the Making of ‘Tora! Tora! Tora!’ Cursed?
Twentieth Century Fox wanted it to be “the most spectacular film ever made.” It may have been that — and more
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From Here to Eternity: Inside the Pre-War Hawaii Life That Inspired the Book & Movie
James Jones built his best-selling novel, From Here to Eternity, around his real-life experiences as a U.S. Army private in Hawaii before World War II
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How Union Leaders Sought to Exploit Rebel In-Fighting After the Fall of Atlanta
Lincoln, Sherman hoped to leverage government unrest in Richmond and Georgia to secure an early peace deal after Atlanta fell
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B-17 Pilot Colin Kelly: Remembering a Fallen American WWII Hero
Eighty years ago, B-17 pilot Colin Kelly made the ultimate sacrifice so that his crew could live, and in the process spawned a legend.
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Stunning Courage: A Cavalry Company’s Ferocious Battle to Clear NVA Bunkers
More than 20 platoons of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) waged a bitter fight for NVA bunkers largely forgotten except by those who survived
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First Planes Down at Pearl
Three National Guardsmen on a morning sightseeing flight were among the first casualties on December 7, 1941
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First Shots Fired At Pearl Harbor
An old vessel and its new captain and crew of reservists encountered the enemy off Oahu in the crucial minutes before the Pearl Harbor attack.
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Could a Young Army Pilot Have Prevented the Pearl Harbor Tragedy?
A fateful day—and question—shadowed Kermit Tyler all his life.
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The Seven Days Campaign — A Turning Point More Important than Antietam?
George B. McClellan, Robert E. Lee, and a watershed campaign