Marines racked up kills in the air as well as on the ground.
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Riding a Wildcat into War
Jack Maas took to the skies with the ‘Cactus Air Force’ during some of the most desperate days of the Guadalcanal campaign. He went on to fight his way across the Pacific…and beyond.
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In the Ashes of the Reich
Dodging a torrent of fire from Red Army soldiers to deliver dispatches from Adolf […]
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WWII Today: June 2006
HISTORY IN THE MARKETPLACE As World War II veterans pass away, medals, uniforms, photographs, […]
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Desperate Showdown on the Eve of Antietam: Trailside Visits South Mountain, Md.
McClellan’s and Lee’s armies fought three battles in one day to gain control passes east of Sharpsburg
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At the Bayonet’s Point
With his battalion being shredded by the German defenders of Carentan, Lt. Col. Robert […]
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A Fool’s Errand: Patton’s Flawed Mission
Putting his heart before his head, Third Army commander Lt. Gen. George S. Patton ordered a small armored column on a fatally flawed mission to rescue his son-in-law.
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The Breaking of Harry Morant
In 1901 Lieutenant Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant went on a killing spree in South Africa after the death of his friend and comrade in arms
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Flying into a Firestorm: A Secret Mission Inside Laos
A helicopter gunner got a bird’s-eye view of the top-secret Operation Tailwind in Laos, but it almost cost him his life—three times in four days.
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At the Mercy of the Enemy
To ensure that the guns fell silent when they were supposed to and that […]