Bringing World War II Into The Classroom On July 25, 2006, the Pennsylvania Veterans […]
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Book Review: The Best of 2006
As any buff knows, the term “World War II” is something of a misnomer. […]
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A Tale of Too Many Chiefs
For the two opposing leaders battling for control of Biak’s vital airfields in the […]
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Bay of Pigs: The Perfect Failure
Sixty-one years later, it’s still unclear who deserves the blame for the Bay of Pigs fiasco.
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Tactical Exercise: Clubbed Victory at Queenston Heights
American troops invading Canada might have fared better if they had exploited a mistake […]
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This American Military Attaché Bet on the British When Few Would
General Raymond E. Lee voiced unwavering support—while holding private doubts.
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Slaves Forced to Serve Confederate Army Had to Choose Freedom or Family
Many blacks who entered Pennsylvania with the Army of Northern Virginia escaped—but many accepted bondage as the price of contact with loved ones.
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D-Day Heroes Braved Flak to Secure Allied Victory
Troop Carrier Command played a vital role in Normandy and beyond, rapidly putting boots on the ground behind enemy lines with massive airlifts
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‘Board Her Boys!’: The 1804 Burning of USS Philadelphia
Unable to wrest USS Philadelphia from the clutches of piratical Tripolitans, Stephen Decatur resolved to burn the captured frigate to the waterline
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The Doc Who Rode With Custer
Assigned to the 7th U.S. Cavalry in 1867, Army surgeon Isaac Coates had adventures with George Custer and helped the colonel at his court-martial