No part of Robert E. Lee’s record as a Confederate general has occasioned more criticism than his decision to launch Pickett’s Charge.
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The Battle of Quebec
General James Wolfe capped a three-month British siege in 1759 with an hour of […]
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Battlefield Blunders
In the history of warfare, tactical missteps can separate conquering hero from blundering loser. […]
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Military History Book Review: Garibaldi
Garibaldi: Invention of a Hero by Lucy Riall, Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn., […]
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Red, White and Blue Over China
Amid the Second Opium War in 1856 a U.S. Navy commander violated his nation’s neutrality to defend the honor of the American flag
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Napoleonic Action
From a turbulent era that has proven irresistible to filmmakers, 10 top war movies.
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My Confederate Bias
I am a born and bred Northerner— as in born in Newark, N.J., and […]
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The Last Patients
A remarkable 1865 photograph captures the staff and residents of a New York City hospital
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Clippers Circle the Globe
The attack on Pearl Harbor forced one Pan Am crew to attempt a round-the-world […]
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The U.S. Navy’s Last Flying Boat
Development of Martin’s P6M was delayed until its time ran out. Middle River, Maryland, […]