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The Battle of Shiloh, 6–7 April 1862

Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab Just 2km south-west of Pittsburg Landing was Shiloh…
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Marine Fighting Squadron VMF 221: Defending Midway

Michael E. Haskew During the weeks that followed the outbreak of war, the garrison on Midway…
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Ewa Marine Corps Air Station Seconds Before The Pearl Harbor Attack

Michael E. Haskew Ewa Marine Corps Air Station Technical Sergeant Henry H. Anglin rose early on…
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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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The Battle of Buena Vista, February 22-23, 1847

Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab American Battles and Campaigns - The Battle of…
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Robert Lee Scott Jr: A Double Ace of the Flying Tigers

by Robert Coram Robert Lee Scott Jr. For all of his long life, the south was…
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Marine Corps Recruit Training: Major General William P. Biddle

Michael E. Haskew Marine Corps Recruit Training Marine Corps recruit training was formally established in 1911…
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The Military Dogs That Save Soldiers Lives

Buster
by Isabel George I am always, and will no doubt remain, in awe of the power…
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Base Nation – U.S. Military Bases Worldwide

Base Nation; The Empire Project
by David Vine An introduction to the American Empire Project From a hilltop at the Guantánamo…
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Joe Kennedy Jr.: Fallen Hero of Operation Aphrodite

Joe Kennedy Jr. - Operation Aphrodite
By Alan Axelrod Winston Churchill titled a chapter of his monumental history of World War II…
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Elvis and the Colonel

Elvis and the Colonel by  Greg McDonald and Marshall Terrill is a fresh biography of legendary…
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The Spirits of Iwo Jima

by P. T. Deutermann

Doing the research for my latest novel, Iwo, 26 Charlie, was a…
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But They Were Our Troops: Peace Comes to America

by Jack Kelly

In October 1781, after Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to the American forces…
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Must-Read History Books of 2023

From spies, assassins, and dirty tricks in WWII to a revealing new biography of Jacqueline Kennedy…
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The Last Outlaws

by Tom Clavin

This week sees the publication of The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days…
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Saving Ancestors’ Graves

by Tom Clavin

With the film Killers of the Flower Moon casting a spotlight not just on the…
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

Author Matthew J. Davenport’s new book The Longest Minute tells the riveting and tragic true story…
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The London Beer Flood

by Tom Clavin

Two hundred and nine years ago, an event took place that was both…
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