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FDR’s Funeral Train
By Robert Klara Late into the afternoon of Thursday, March 29, 1945, the warm, languid breezes…
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Korea: Post-WWII Partition
By Jongsoo James Lee 1392 The Founding of Choson Dynasty (1392–1910). 1910 Korea annexed by Japan.…
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How the Storm That Destroyed D-Day Harbor Inspired Innovation
By L. Douglas Keeney June 19, 1944, a formidable Atlantic storm strengthened and started to move…
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Easy Company in France: After D-Day
By Don Malarkey Easy Company After D-Day Normandy, France, was beauty and the beast. The sprinkling…
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D-Day in Images: 1944 to Today
By Callie Oettinger Sketch of a D-Day Dress - Platoon Leader: The…
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Preparing for D-Day
By John C. McManus The Germans had four years to fortify their conquered northern Atlantic coast,…
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Eisenhower on D-Day Success— And In Case of Failure
By Callie Oettinger Message Drafted by General Dwight…
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April 1, 1945: U.S. Troops Land in Okinawa
WWII-era Okinawa Videos (Credit: PublicResource.org) “Sending rockets at the shores of Pokishi…
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Audie Murphy In His Own Words: To Hell and Back
By Audie Murphy 1 On a hill just inland from the invasion beaches of Sicily, a…
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Easy Company Soldier
By Don Malarkey Chapter 12 “WHAT’S A GUY GOTTA DO TO DIE?” Bastogne December 19, 1944–January…
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WWII
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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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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