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General Grant at Appomattox Court House
By Christopher MiskimonThe battle of sailor’s creek was a debacle for the confederacy and the death knell of the Army of Northern Virginia. Read more
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Wartime Industrial Colossus
By Christopher MiskimonAs spring turned to summer in 1941, America’s thoughts turned unwillingly toward war. While the nation was still reluctant to enter World War II, it now realized it needed to prepare its military, which had languished in the funding-starved 1930s. Read more
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The King’s German Legion at Waterlooo
By Christopher MiskimonThe Battle of Waterloo was A nightmare from hell. Musket balls, shot, and shell flew back and forth, tearing apart men and horses and leaving their broken bodies to litter what had been a pristine field just days before. Read more
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Collision of Empires
By Christopher MiskimonWorld War I was only days old when German General of the Infantry Hermann von François went forward to view his soldiers engaged in combat south of Stalluponen in East Prussia. Read more
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The Class the Stars Fell
By Christopher MiskimonJune 12, 1915, was a day of enormous portent for the United States of America, though at the time it passed without great remark. Read more
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Military Book Reviews: WWII Propaganda to Christmas in the Korean War
By Christopher MiskimonWith World War I raging across the muddy battlefields of Europe, the Allies were pressed for personnel to man their ever-increasing air forces. Read more
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Washington’s Debut at The Battle of the Monongahela
By Christopher MiskimonIn April 1754 the French sent an impressive host down the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers. Six hundred men with artillery and supplies set out in canoes and bateaux. Read more
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Campaign on Land & Sea and in the Air
By Christopher MiskimonAfter the U.S. victory at Midway in June 1942, the focus of the War in the Pacific moved south. Read more
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Military Book Reviews: December 2014
By Christopher MiskimonOne morning in early January 1882, Japan took its first unknowing step toward eventual world war. On that day Mutsuhito, the emperor of Japan, handed a document known as the Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors to Army Minister, Oyama Iwao. Read more
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Military Book Reviews for November 2014
by Christopher MiskimonWithin a few weeks of the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” at Lexington and Concord, the fledgling United States, its army mostly underequipped militia, set out to defeat the British Army. Read more
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MRAP Ambush
By Christopher MiskimonOn Thanksgiving Day 2009, a convoy of three mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles left the south gate of Camp Ramadi, Iraq, and began the roughly three-mile journey to the Provincial Government Building. Read more
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Fox Company’s Airborne Saga
By Christopher MiskimonCorporal Manning Haney sat atop a dike near Randwijk, Holland, on October 7, 1944, manning a .50-caliber machine gun. Read more
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The Angolan Civil War
By Christopher MiskimonThe Cold War was fought on every continent and hemisphere in thousands of battles, large and small. Americans are mostly familiar with those the nation was directly involved in, such as Korea and Vietnam. Read more
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Prospect for Victory?
By Christopher MiskimonOne of the most frequently covered what-ifs of World War II is the possibility of a Third Reich wonder weapon changing the course of the war. Read more
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Captain David Porter in the War of 1812
By Christopher MiskimonThe U.S. Navy in the age of fighting sail was an institution eager to prove itself to the world. Read more
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Combined Operations
By Christopher MiskimonThe island fighting of the Pacific War is often portrayed in the popular media as the sole province of the United States Marines. Read more
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World War I Naval Battles
By Christopher MiskimonThe strength of the British Empire lay in its colonies. Together, they formed a vast trade network which gave the United Kingdom a decided advantage in military ability, finance, and commerce. Read more
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Shadow Warriors
By Christopher MiskimonThe concept of special operations forces was a new one during World War II. These units performed a combination of espionage and unconventional warfare in support of the larger strategy of achieving victory. Read more
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The Battle of Shanghai
By Christopher MiskimonThe 1930s was a decade full of World War II’s antecedents. Fighting broke out at various points around the globe during this decade, and many consider the period to be a training ground for 1939-1945. Read more
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Battle for the North Atlantic
By Christopher MiskimonVictory in Europe during World War II is often attributed to various exertions, turning points, and campaigns that spanned several theaters of war. Read more
