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Great Guns!

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Benchmark artillery pieces that shaped military history

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Rolling Thunder XXVII – A Look Inside the 2014 Official Guide

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Downloadable pdfs of two articles from the Rolling Thunder XXVII Official Guide – ‘A Healing Place in the Hills’ and ‘The American Tribute Tour.’

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Interview: Mike Pierson / The General Patton Memorial Museum

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The General Patton Memorial Museum, built on the site of Camp Young, World War II’s largest training center, features displays honoring American veterans of many wars.

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From exploding bats to the Great Panjandrum, here’s our rundown of some of military combat’s kookiest contraptions.

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Kimo Williams: Are You Experienced?

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Shaped by his in-country experiences, musician and Vietnam veteran Kimo Williams continues to work on behalf of vets and soldiers from Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq

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LBJ’s ‘X’ File on Nixon’s Pre-Election Deal With Saigon

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In an excerpt from Death Zones and Darling Spies, Beverly Keever explores new evidence that support her 1968 story for Christian Science Monitor that Richard Nixon secretly tried to scuttle President Johnson’s peace talk plan days before the election

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The JFK Collection: Eight Films – DVD Review

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“The JFK Collection” presents eight hours of documentaries, on three DVDs, about President John F. Kennedy, his wife, and other members of the Kennedy family.

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Fighting Words: Prêt-à-Porter

by CHRISTINE AMMER11/12/20131/15/2016

MHQ’s lexicographer unpacks words for “the things they carried”

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MHQ Reviews: Holiday Gift Books, Winter 2014

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Handsome photography, fun facts, and compelling stories for the military history fans on your list

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Fighting Words: In the Armory

by CHRISTINE AMMER8/20/20134/13/2016

MHQ”s lexicographer explores the origins of weapon names

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