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Robert Forczyk’s ‘Port Arthur 1904-05’
By Christopher MiskimonThe Russo-Japanese War began with a surprise naval attack by the Japanese Navy on the Russian Pacific Fleet at Port Arthur. Read more
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Alex Kershaw’s ‘Patton’s Prayer’
By Christopher MiskimonThe U.S. Army’s summer campaign of 1944 proved hard-fought, but successful. The Normandy landing succeeded in establishing a lodgment in mainland Europe. Read more
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Paul Hendrickson’s ‘Fighting the Night’
By Christopher MiskimonOn September 20, 1944, 1st Lt. Joe Paul Hendrickson said goodbye to his wife and two small children. Read more
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Cdr. Hamilton McWhorter III’s ‘The First Hellcat Ace’
By Christopher MiskimonGeorgia-born Hamilton McWhorter III wanted to be a fighter pilot. When the Pearl Harbor attack happened on December 7, 1941, he was a naval aviation cadet still in training. Read more
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William Swanson’s ‘The View from my Foxhole’
By Christopher MiskimonWilliam Swanson described himself as an ordinary rifleman, but there was nothing ordinary about his experiences as a United States Marine in World War II. Read more
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Mike Gallagher’s ‘With Recce at Arnhem’
By Christopher MiskimonTrapped in a reserved occupation which prevented him from enlisting, Des Evans abandoned his job and ran off to join the army. Read more
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Andrew Biggio’s ‘The Rifle 2’
By Christopher MiskimonEmilio Magliacane, a second-generation Italian from Boston, joined the Marine Corps in 1942. After training he went to the Pacific, assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st marine Division. Read more
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Angus Konstam’s ‘The Convoy HG-76’
By Christopher MiskimonConvoy HG-76 departed Gibraltar for Liverpool in December 1941. The 32 ships had to make a2,000-mile voyage, braving the dangers of German U-Boats and maritime strike aircraft. Read more
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Don Holloway’s ‘Battle for the Island Kingdom’
By Christopher Miskimon
English King Aethelred wanted London back. He lost it in February 1014 to Svein Forkbeard, the Danish ruler. Read more
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John S. Harrel’s ‘Russian Invasion of Ukraine’
By Christopher MiskimonThe battle for Antonov Airport near Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, began at 8 a.m. on February 24, 2022. Read more
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Chip Reid’s ‘Battle Scars’
By Christopher MiskimonIt took the Marines of 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment 22 days to get to Baghdad. The author was a journalist embedded with them. Read more
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Cole and Livingston’s ‘The Killing Ground’
By Christopher MiskimonThermopylae is famous as the location of the battle between a force of 300 Spartans (albeit with thousands of other Greek troops present) and the invading Persian army in 480 BCE. Read more
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James W. Miller’s ‘King of the Gunrunners’
By Christopher MiskimonBy the early 1890s, John D. Hart was one of the largest importers of bananas on the East Coast. Read more
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Wenzl and Heying’s ‘The Miracle of Father Kapaun’
By Christopher MiskimonFather Emil Kapaun served as a U.S. Army chaplain during the Korean War. His acts of bravery sound almost like legends. Read more
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James Lechner’s ‘With My Shield’
By Christopher MiskimonLieutenant James Lechner, a member of the 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, went to Somalia in 1993 as part of a U.S. Read more
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Jeremy Black’s ‘Military Strategy: A Global History’
By Christopher MiskimonIn 1861, only the lower southern states seceded at first. Once it became apparent President Lincoln intended to use force to prevent secession, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia joined the Confederacy. Read more
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H.W. Crocker III’s ‘Robert E. Lee on Leadership’
By Christopher MiskimonThough controversial today for his choice of sides during the American Civil War, Robert E. Lee was indisputably an able military leader. Read more
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Patton’s Persona
By Christopher MiskimonThe meeting room was freezing cold on December 19, 1944, despite the small stove in the corner. It was in northern France during one of Europe’s coldest winters in memory. Read more
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The Human Face of D-Day
By Christopher MiskimonOn D-Day, Sergeant O.B. Hill of the 82nd Airborne Division landed by parachute along the flooded banks of the Merderet River. Read more
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William R. Hogan’s ‘Task Force Hogan’
By Christopher MiskimonSam Hogan commanded 3rd Battalion, 33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division in June 1944, during the Normandy campaign. Read more
