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Preparing for D-Day
By John C. McManus The Germans had four years to fortify their conquered northern Atlantic coast,…
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Eisenhower on D-Day Success— And In Case of Failure
By Callie Oettinger Message Drafted by General Dwight…
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Memorial Day Speeches, Proclamations, and Statements
By Callie Oettinger Memorial Day Speeches, Proclamations and Statements reflect the changing course of history. A…
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May 18, 1863: Start of the Siege of Vicksburg
By Andrew F. Smith Even before the siege of Vicksburg commenced, food…
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SEAL Team Six: The Unit That Killed Bin Laden
By Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin When the U. S. Navy sends their elite, they…
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President Vetos Bonus Bill Benefiting Soldiers
By John W. Dean Following the war’s close in 1918, there had developed a widespread feeling…
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The Flag and the Families
By: Julia Spencer-Fleming You see them in long-range photos on the evening news and old black-and…
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April 1, 1945: U.S. Troops Land in Okinawa
WWII-era Okinawa Videos (Credit: PublicResource.org) “Sending rockets at the shores of Pokishi…
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March 9, 1862: Monitor and the Merrimac
By Callie Oettinger March 9, 1862 saw the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac (CSS…
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The NFL and the Medal of Honor
By Clint VanWinkle Nearly 28,000 people braved the rain to watch the New York Giants play…
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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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