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10 Civil War Generals Who Died Unusual Deaths
The bizarre and tragic fates of 10 Civil War generals
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Book Review: The Real Housewives of Jamestown
The lonely single guys in the Virginia colony paid for female company.
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This Is How Night Anti-Submarine Warfare Started
On June 30, 1960, I attended a small ceremony where I received my U.S. Navy wings of gold after 18 months of training. It was a joyful experience following months of stress and anxiety as I stumbled through the many training phases and watched friends fall to the demands of the intensive curriculum.
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Loch Doon Spitfire at Scotland’s Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
These days it’s a golf course, but roll back 63 years, and RAF Ayr, […]
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Fort William Henry, 1757: A Fate Worse Than Surrender
On capturing Fort William Henry in 1757, the French commander offered his British prisoners safe passage—but his Indian allies weren’t feeling as magnanimous
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Leader from the Ranks: Ulrich Neckel
Starting out as a teenage noncommissioned officer, Ulrich Neckel rose to command two German fighter squadrons in World War I and earned the Blue Max.
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Lessons Learned at the Battle of Malvern Hill, 1862
By month’s end in June 1862 a Confederate general loathed for having lost what […]
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Last Deadly Gale from Japan
The Nakajima Ki.84 was the Japanese army’s best fighter of World War II—and could have been even better with more trained pilots and a higher grade of fuel.
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Costly Assault Vehicle
The crucible of World War II displayed the glider’s potential—and revealed its limitations. Although […]