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What We Learned From the Highway of Death
It was a nasty fight with grandiose operational names (Desert Shield and Desert Storm), […]
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Book Review: The Air Campaign / Planning for Combat
The Air Campaign: Planning for Combat, by John A. Warden III In August 1990, […]
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B-52 Stratofortress: The Complete History
We were overdue for an updated history of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. This is it. If you’re a buff of the BUFF—the “big ugly fat fellow,” as crews call the B-52 when speaking politely—you’ll want this volume.
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National Anthem No Stranger to Perilous Fights Despite Kaepernick Affair
‘Star-Spangled Banner’ controversial long before QB Kaepernick sparked movement.
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AH-64D Apache Longbow
The AH-64D Apache Longbow came into its own during the 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
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Time Travel: On for the Long Haul
IF DURING SOME Southern California summer you notice warplanes with wartime German markings flying […]
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Willie and Joe Come Home
Bill Mauldin’s legendary dogfaces kept faith with returning veterans of every generation. Wars never […]
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Interview: Robert J. Dalessandro / Army Chief of Military History
As director of the Center of Military History, Robert J. Dalessandro is responsible for preserving and relating the peacetime and wartime history of the U.S. Army, a job the retired colonel takes very seriously.
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Book Review: The Lost Mandate of Heaven by Geoffrey Shaw
The American Betrayal of Ngo Dinh Diem, President of Vietnam