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War Horse
By Stephen Frater For thousands of years, horses defined military land power, mobility, logistics and tactics. Yet,…
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Patton: The Warrior, The Myth and the Legacy
By Alan Axelrod On September 28, 1945, Eisenhower summoned Patton to his headquarters in the IG…
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December 11,1941: Hitler and Arguably the Most Insane and Pivotal Decision in History
By Stephen Frater Four days after Pearl Harbor, in arguably the most insane and pivotal decision…
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Army-Navy Football: 100+ Years in Images
By Callie Oettinger Nov. 29, 1890: First Army/Navy football game was played…
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December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor Attack in Images
By Callie Oettinger Japanese naval aircraft prepare to take off from an…
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Son Tay Raid Revisited
By Callie Oettinger They thought we were heroes, but most of us that were the Raiders,…
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How the Helicopter Changed Modern Warfare: Vietnam
By Walter J. Boyne Establishment of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) The…
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On the Eve of War: John Brown and Harpers Ferry
By Tony Horwitz John Brown was born with the nineteenth century and didn’t launch his attack…
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Dalton Fury on “Call of Duty” and “Black Site”
MMM: You are the Military Advisor for the [just-released] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Word on…
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Dogs of War
By Lisa Rogak The vast majority of military working dogs begin training…
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Military History
Charles Sumner Witnesses the “Abraham Lincoln Magic”
by Stephen Puleo
In April 1865, at General Ulysses S. Grant’s Headquarters at City Point, Virginia,…
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The Wreck of USS Monitor
by David Gibbins
Almost half of the ships that I cover in my book, A History…
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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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