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Dying FDR’s Right-Hand Man Ran the War
Admiral William Leahy was the acting commander in chief as the president’s health failed
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The Southern Horse
Bravery and sacrifice weren’t exclusive to the two-legged soldier.
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Confederate Ironclad Albemarle’s Designer Was a Teenager
Gilbert Elliott was only 19 when he oversaw construction of the fearsome warship
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Dorsey Pender’s July 1 Attack on Seminary Ridge Helped Inspire Pickett’s Charge
Lee was impressed by the young major general’s success in pushing Union troops through Gettysburg.
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The Antihero of Gettysburg
Union general Daniel E. Sickles felt that he got no respect for his role in the Civil War’s pivotal battle. So he decided to go on the offensive.
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Alamo Next of Kin: ‘Bought With the Blood of My Child’
The families of the Texians who died defending the Alamo wove their own stories of courage and survival
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A B-29 Crew Got Lost and Crash-Landed on a Frozen Greenland Lake. It Led to an Ill-Fated Recovery Effort 48 Years Later.
On a North Pole mission, the Kee Bird crew lost their bearings and had to set the plane down in Greenland before running out of fuel. Kee Bird would lie on the lake, in good condition, for nearly a half-century.
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Book Review: A Wyatt Earp Anthology
Editors Roy Young, Gary Roberts and Casey Tefertiller sample the body of biographical works written about famed lawman Earp