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Robert E. Lee’s Brother: “The Handsomest Man in the Confederacy”

Robert E. Lee’s Brother: “The Handsomest Man in the Confederacy”

•April 28, 2014 • Be the First to Comment

When the Civil War began in April 1861, there was much more talk in Richmond, Virginia about Sydney Smith than about his younger brother, Robert E. Lee. More »

West Virginia: Seceding from the Confederacy

West Virginia: Seceding from the Confederacy

•April 28, 2014 • Be the First to Comment

Upon separating from Virginia in the early years of the American Civil War, West Virginia became the only state to ever secede from a Confederate territory. More »

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The Spies of Pearl Harbor

The Spies of Pearl Harbor

The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, benefited from the firsthand observation of spies on Oahu.

Lloyd Fredendall: The General Who Failed at the Kasserine Pass

Lloyd Fredendall: The General Who Failed at the Kasserine Pass

Acclaimed General Lloyd Fredendall lost his command after the debacle at the Battle of the Kasserine Pass.

Reassessing Rommel: Anti-Nazi Hero or Opportunist?

Reassessing Rommel: Anti-Nazi Hero or Opportunist?

Seventy years later, should the “Desert Fox” be considered an anti-Nazi hero or a faithful soldier turned opportunist?

USS Potomac: FDR’s White House on the Water

USS Potomac: FDR’s White House on the Water

President Franklin D. Roosevelt took the bullet-proofed yacht the USS Potomac on two of the greatest diplomatic missions of WWII.

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