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The Story of the Real Ichabod Crane
by Philip Jett
“It was the very witching time of night that Ichabod, heavy-hearted and crestfallen,…
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Alexander Cochrane and the Enduring Myths of the War of 1812
By Willard Sterne Randall The War of 1812, often called “the forgotten conflict,” is probably the…
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Back Over There: Remembering the Last Survivors of WWI
Richard Rubin Heads Back Over There In The Last of the Doughboys, Richard Rubin introduced readers…
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Barack Obama’s Inauguration and his Legacy
by Michael D'Antonio On the day before he became president of the United States, Barack Obama…
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The Battle of Khe Sanh, January 21 – April 8, 1968
Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab Khe Sanh combat base, built on a hilltop…
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The Battle of Hue, January 30 – March 3, 1969
Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab As part of the Tet Offensive of 1968,…
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Joseph LaFlesche: The Last Chief of the Omaha
by Joe Starita Born about 1818 in northeast Nebraska, the son of a French fur trader…
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Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 24 – 26, 1944
Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab In terms of tonnage of warships deployed, the…
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Unbreakable: The Navajo Code Talkers
Michael E. Haskew The need for swift communication in the heat of battle was readily apparent…
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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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Throne of Grace
by Tom Clavin
Throne of Grace: A Mountain Man, An Epic Adventure, and the Bloody Conquest…
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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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