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Topic Archives:Military History

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This World War I Draftee Hated Mornings And Wrote A Song About It. It Made Him A Superstar.

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher10/17/202310/17/2023
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This Young G.I. Broke the Rules to Capture Raw Images of the European Theater

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Photo of a soldier in the U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry holds his rifle above his head as he serves as a 'traffic cop' for helicopters landing in a field during an operation north of Saigon in the Vietnam War, South Vietnam. The helicopters were bringing members of the unit to the area that they were to patrol.

When a Vietnamese Ally Was Wounded, Two American Soldiers Had to Choose Obedience or Compassion

by John B. Haseman and John M. Harris10/16/202310/16/2023

Rommel’s Lasting Injuries from World War I 

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher10/12/202310/12/2023
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Nepal is the Birthplace of Buddha. It’s Also Home to Some of the World’s Toughest Fighters

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Did Scottish Warriors Invent The Man Bag?

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher10/9/202310/9/2023
Photo of three American advisers, who had to abandon the Quang Tri base camp 19 miles south of the DMZ in face of enemy offensive, crouch in ditch for protection against incoming North Vietnamese Artillery. The soldiers were making their way to nearby city of Quang tri, South Vietnam on April 3, 1972.

As US Troops Withdrew From Vietnam in 1972, This City Refused to Surrender to Communist Invaders

by John D. Howard10/9/202310/9/2023
Photo of the Clan Leslie British Mark tank at the battle of Flers-Courcelette, France.

Did Churchill Redeem His Reputation After Gallipoli With the Invention of the Tank?

by John Miles10/6/20238/2/2023
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Montgomery Was One of World War II’s Best Leaders. Here Is Why

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher10/3/202310/3/2023
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This Polish Athlete Was an Olympic Champion. The Nazis Killed Him

by Christopher Warner10/3/20238/31/2023

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