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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

Approaching Omaha
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab The initial British–Canadian–American Normandy landings (Operation Neptune,…
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Military History

This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall

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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

Ben West's painting of Benjamin Franklin drawing electricity from the sky.

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

The Roman Empire Got It Right

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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