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Eoin MacNeill: Building an Army for the Easter Rising
WCAG Headingby Tim Pat Coogan ‘MacNeill’ was Eoin MacNeill, the ostensible leader of the Irish Volunteers,…
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VMF N-541: Night Fighter Squadron in the Philippines
WCAG HeadingMichael E. Haskew WCAG HeadingVMF N-541 Night Fighter Squadron During the spring and summer of…
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The Battle of the Bulge, December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945
by Chris McNab
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab The Battle of the Bulge (16 December…
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Major General William Rupertus: The Marine Rifleman’s Creed
WCAG HeadingMichael E. Haskew Major General William Rupertus was a tough old school Marine. He grudgingly…
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Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 24 – 26, 1944
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab In terms of tonnage of warships deployed,…
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Unbreakable: The Navajo Code Talkers
WCAG HeadingMichael E. Haskew The need for swift communication in the heat of battle was readily…
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Cecile Rol-Tanguy: Fighting for the Liberation of Paris
WCAG Headingby Anne Sebba On 6 June 1944 Allied forces began the long-awaited invasion of northern France.…
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Operation Market Garden: Arnham, September 17–21, 1944
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab On 17 September 1944, the Anglo-Canadian 21st…
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JSOC Missions From Masirah: Taliban Missions in Afghanistan
WCAG Headingby Sean Naylor The vastness of the moonless night sky swallowed the turboprop drone of…
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Normandy Landings, June 6, 1944
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab The initial British–Canadian–American Normandy landings (Operation Neptune,…
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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall
by Jack Kelly
In honor of Anne Royall's birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares…
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Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp
by Tim Queeney
In June of 1752, with some sources specifically saying the tenth of June, Benjamin Franklin conducted…
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Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam
by Alex Vernon
Alex Vernon of Peace is a Shy Thing discusses reality versus cinema during…
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Historical Summer Reading: June 2025
Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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10 Genius Ideas from the Roman Empire That Still Matter Today
by Steven Marr
The Roman Empire’s brilliance is far from ancient history. The Roman Empire Got…
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Chor-Bazaar: The Thieves Market
by Nev March
The Silversmith's Puzzle author Nev March explains the storied history…
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The MKULTRA Conspiracy
by John Lisle
Project Mind Control's John Lisle explains how something as classified…
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Featured Excerpt: Whack Job
by Rachel McCarthy James
Whack Job is a brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational…
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