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The Great War’s Eastern Front
By Chris MiskimonRussia was imploding in October 1917. The war combined with the numerous internal stresses of the nation, culminating in a civil war and Russia’s withdrawal from the greater war. Read more
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The French Foreign Legion at Tuyen Quang
By Christopher MiskimonThe Chinese were coming, and the French Foreign Legion WAS preparing to meet them. In January 1885, 390 Legionnaires, backed by a handful of sailors, locally recruited troops, and eight sappers, busily fortified the old Chinese fort at Tuyen Quang. Read more
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Hard-Won Combat Laurels
By Christopher MiskimonIron Bottom Sound was full of transport ships unloading supplies in the early afternoon sun on November 12, 1942. Read more
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The African Kaiser
By Christopher MiskimonA motley flotilla of British ships arrived on November 2, 1914, in the port of Tanga in German East Africa. Read more
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Daring PT Boat Rescue
By Christopher MiskimonOn February 22, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered general Douglas MacArthur, commanding American and Filipino forces resisting the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, to leave the islands for the relative safety of Australia. Read more
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Remembering the Winter War
By Christopher Miskimon“You can run, but you will only die tired!” Lt. Col. Aaro Pajari gave his battalion this dire warning on December 8, 1939, as the invasion of his homeland raged. Read more
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The 100-Day Spanish Invasion and The Siege of Kinsale
by Christopher MiskimonThe late morning sky above the besieged Irish town of Kinsale was full of storm and rage on December 24, 1601. Read more
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Missed Opportunity
By Christopher MiskimonIn early April 1942, the Royal Navy was preparing for the worst in the Indian Ocean. Prior to the war this body of water was akin to an English lake, so much of it bordering Imperial territory and patrolled by its warships. Read more
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Navy Pilots at Cactus
By Christopher MiskimonThe late afternoon sun still shone brightly overhead as four destroyers raced eastward toward the island of Guadalcanal. Read more
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Theodore Roosevelt’s Cowboy Regiment
by Christopher MiskimonThe late morning of July 1, 1898, was a tense time for the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. Read more
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Saladin Handled Conquered Enemies with a Merciful Touch
By Christopher MiskimonOn October 2, 1187, the population of Jerusalem agreed to terms for the surrender of the city to Saladin and his army. Read more
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The Last Days of World War II
By Christopher MiskimonGriefswald, a small German city on the Baltic Coast, lay directly in the path of Soviet tanks on April 30, 1945. Read more
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Rise and Fall of the Zulus
By Christopher MiskimonColonel Redvers Buller of the British Army rode out at the head of 500 horsemen on the morning of July 3, 1879. Read more
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One Family’s Ordeal
By Christopher MiskimonIt was early in the morning of June 14, 1940, when the Third Reich arrived in Paris. The defeat of France was nearly complete, with French and British forces in retreat. Read more
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Japan’s Vast War
By Christopher MiskimonOn April 12, 1942, thunder sounded across the waters surrounding the island of Corregidor. It was not a natural storm, however, but a conflagration of steel. Read more
