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Another Italian Misadventure in the Battle of Britain
When the Italian air force pitted biplanes against Hurricanes and Spitfires in the Battle of Britain, the outcome wasn’t pretty.
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Finding Valor and Meaning on North Africa’s Battlefields
A band of well-heeled altruists described as “Harvard grads, glamour boys & career men” left behind charmed lives to man ambulances for the Armed Field Service.
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Little Mac on the Move
Primary accounts dispel General McClellan’s supposed inactivity at Antietam.
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Cloaked Vengeance: George Pickett and the Hanging of Union Prisoners
What was a bitter George Pickett thinking when he ordered the hanging of Union prisoners at Kinston, N.C., in 1864?
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The Soldier Vote: How Union Troops Propelled Lincoln to a Second Term
With the nation’s future at stake, Army of the Potomac soldiers once loyal to George McClellan propelled Lincoln to a second term
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Amazing But True Aviation Stories
These 10 aviation tales prove that sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction.
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The Dentist Who Fought Off a Frenzied Banzai Charge
It was a fight of unspeakable horror—one Captain Ben L. Salomon seemed to have trained for his whole life. Almost 60 years later, his actions were recognized with a Medal of Honor.
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Where was ‘Little Phil’?
Few things vex historians more than conflicting testimony from witnesses to the same event
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Disaster on Tenerife: History’s Worst Airline Accident
A series of tragic coincidences and human errors led to the collision of two 747s on a runway in the Canary Islands.