HISTORY
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We Remember the Fighting. But What About the Shipping?
It’s probably fair to say that most of us spend a lot more time thinking about the folks leaping from…
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Leap Back on the Political Merry-Go-Round
His fans compare it to the Second Coming, his enemies to the second coming of January 6. So far Donald…
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Did the Nazis treat German or Austrian Jews who were veterans of the First World War any better than other Jews?
Did the Nazis treat German or Austrian Jews who were veterans of the First World War any better than other Jews?…
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The Pioneering Balloon Pilots of the 1950s
Before humans flew into orbit—even before an artificial satellite circled the earth—an American program put people at the threshold of…
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Telling A Sniper’s Story
Fans of sniper stories will likely be excited to read this account of the life of Chuck Mawhinney, the top…
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At Rorke’s Drift, 150 Men Were Left Behind To Face Thousands Of Warriors
A lone Zulu warrior suddenly sprang out of nowhere and fired off a shot at the red-coated British soldiers. The…
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This Notorious Confederate Guerrilla Murdered Dozens in Cold Blood
Perhaps no place is better to begin an adventure in the footsteps of Samuel “Champ” Ferguson—the most notorious of Confederate…
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The Complicated Vietnam War Legacy of Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger, U.S. national security adviser and later secretary of state at the height of the Vietnam War, died on…
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This Primitive Rifle Won the Southwest for Spain
Debate about which guns actually “won the West” will probably go on indefinitely. The Colt, Winchester, Sharps, Springfield and other…
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Bombs Burst in Air Over This Famed War of 1812 Fort
I shall sup tonight in Baltimore—or in Hell!” Thus spoke British Maj. Gen. Robert Ross, who commanded His Majesty George…
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