Afghanistan

Like Father, Like Son: From Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan

by Tom Sileo

Bob Ollis doesn’t like talking about his harrowing experience in Vietnam. To help…

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How to Find a Lost City

by Edmund Richardson

So you want to find a lost city? Congratulations: you’ve joined an exclusive…

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The City Beneath the Mountains

by Edmund Richardson

Beneath the plains of Afghanistan lie the remains of a fabulous city: Alexandria…

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The True Story of Marine Special Operations Team 8222

by Michael Golembesky The unforgiving Afghan winter has settled upon the twenty-two men of Marine Special…

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Inside a Prison Cell with Sheikh Ahmed Ashoush

by Shadi Hamid What does it look like to come of age in the Muslim Brotherhood,…

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JSOC Missions From Masirah: Taliban Missions in Afghanistan

by Sean Naylor The vastness of the moonless night sky swallowed the turboprop drone of the…

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Nick Irving: For a Sniper, Timing is Everything

by Nick Irving Timing is Everything: from the book Way of The Reaper As soon as…

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Hiding CIA Operations: The Attack on Khowst

by Douglas Laux Attack on Khowst Forward Operating Base Chapman was located just outside the town…

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The Longest Kill: Sniper Maverick 41

by Craig Harrison The Longest Kill In the sniper world, we constantly move after ﬁring. A…

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Nick Irving: An Army Ranger NEVER Gives Up

by Nick Irving Immediately after graduating high school, I was sent to Ft. Benning to attend…

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Afghanistan

What Can We Learn from Red Dead Redemption?

by Tore C. Olsson

In his new book Red Dead's History, Tore Olsson reveals the gritty and brutal world that…

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Pat Nixon and “Panda Diplomacy”

by Heath Hardage Lee

As spring came to Washington in 1972, there was little rest for…

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The Decade in Southern History that (Almost) No One Is Talking About

by Tore C. Olsson

Imagine a bookcase large enough to contain all the works ever written…

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Uncovering Stories in Small Archives

by Kathleen Sheppard

Mary Charlton Jonas (1874-1950) returned to her work at the Egypt Exploration Society’s…

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Butch Gets Busted

by Tom Clavin

This month is the 130th anniversary of when Butch Cassidy was sent to prison in Wyoming for…

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Adventure, Shipwrecks, and the History of the World

David Gibbins's day job is anything but normal. Gibbins has worked in underwater archaeology all his…

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John Colter: The First Mountain Man?

by Tom Clavin

One of the joys of researching and writing (with Bob Drury) Throne of…

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Army Rangers on D-Day

by Tom Clavin

As many of you are aware, this week marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day,…

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Afghanistan

Like Father, Like Son: From Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan

How to Find a Lost City

The City Beneath the Mountains

The True Story of Marine Special Operations Team 8222

Inside a Prison Cell with Sheikh Ahmed Ashoush

JSOC Missions From Masirah: Taliban Missions in Afghanistan

Nick Irving: For a Sniper, Timing is Everything

Hiding CIA Operations: The Attack on Khowst

The Longest Kill: Sniper Maverick 41

Nick Irving: An Army Ranger NEVER Gives Up

Afghanistan

What Can We Learn from Red Dead Redemption?

by Tore C. Olsson

Pat Nixon and “Panda Diplomacy”

by Heath Hardage Lee

The Decade in Southern History that (Almost) No One Is Talking About

by Tore C. Olsson

Uncovering Stories in Small Archives

by Kathleen Sheppard

Butch Gets Busted

by Tom Clavin

Adventure, Shipwrecks, and the History of the World

John Colter: The First Mountain Man?

by Tom Clavin

Army Rangers on D-Day

by Tom Clavin

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