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Nobody Wanted the A-10 Warthog—and Now It’s the Military’s Most Beloved Plane
The A-10 Warthog has survived repeated attempts to put it out to pasture. Now its time may finally be up.
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American Battle Monuments Commission – Honoring U.S. War Dead
The American Battle Monuments Commission – ABMC – establishes and maintains permanent burial grounds on foreign soil for the United States’ war dead. An interview.
Posted inAsk Prof. History
Three World War 1 Questions
Dear Mr. History I have three questions about World War 1. It would be […]
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DVD Review: Nichols, by Warner Archive Collection
This short-lived series featured James Garner as Sheriff Nichols, an “independent thinker” who patrolled small-town Arizona by motorcycle in 1914.
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Book Review: The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
THE BROTHERS: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War by Stephen […]
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Interview: Melinda Pash / Why is Korea the “Forgotten War”?
Author Melinda L. Pash explains how Korea came to be America’s “forgotten war.”
Posted inStories
My War: Nancy Jurgevich – Captain, Women’s Army Corps
Captain Nancy Jurgevich was sent to Vietnam in 1968 to command a Women’s Army Corps Detachment at Long Binh.
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Vietnam Vet Mike Bowen Runs 58,282 Miles
Mike Bowen ran a total of 58,282 miles, one mile for every soldier killed or missing in the Vietnam war.
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What a Century! Observing the Centenary of the First World War
Historian and U.S. Army War College professor Michael S. Neiberg explains why the centenary of the First World War matters more than most