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Mark Antony’s Roman Navy: Clash at Actium & the Ionian Sea

Having gambled all for love, Mark Antony sent his warships into the Ionian Sea for one last toss of the dice at Actium.

29 March 2019

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The Duke of Marlborough at Malplaquet

The Duke of Marlborough, Winston Churchill’s illustrious ancestor, achieved his own 'finest hour' at Malplaquet.

28 March 2019

Carl Gnam

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The Marines and North Vietnamese at Khe Sanh

For both the Marine defenders and their North Vietnamese adversaries, the military base at Khe Sanh was the center of a deadly serious chess match between two determined commanders.

27 March 2019

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King Charles I: Decision at Naseby

After nearly three years of bitter fighting, King Charles I had not won a decisive military advantage. But that would change dramatically in the spring of 1645.

27 March 2019

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King Gustavus Adolphus, Breitenfeld, and the Birthplace of Modern War

On a smoky battlefield in northern Saxony, an innovative young Swedish king altered forever the face of European warfare.

26 March 2019

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Sam Houston’s Stunning Victory at San Jacinto

Following the Alamo, it was anyone’s guess whether the remaining Texans could whip Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna’s juggernaut. But Sam Houston rose to the task at the Battle of San Jacinto.

26 March 2019

Carl Gnam

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The Duke of Wellington in Assaye in India

When asked by his friend to recall the best thing he had ever done as a soldier, the Duke of Wellington simply said: 'Assaye.'

26 March 2019

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Bloody Clash on the Tiber

The armies of rival emperors Constantine and Maxentius met in ad 312 on the outskirts of Rome at the Milvian Bridge. At stake was control of the Western Roman Empire.

21 March 2019

Carl Gnam

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Cannon Thunder at Valmy

France’s revolutionary army won a stunning victory over an Austro-Prussian army on September 20, 1792, in northeastern France. The outcome rattled Europe’s old order.

21 March 2019

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Prisoner of the Gestapo: Freed by Words

20 March 2019

Carl Gnam

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Bloody Stalemate at Borodino

Drawn deep into the vastness of Russia, Napoleon’s army caught up with Marshal Kutusov’s army 80 miles from Moscow. At the Battle of Borodino the stakes were enormous.

13 March 2019

Carl Gnam

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Frederick the Great at Torgau: “A Picture of Hell”

6 March 2019

Carl Gnam

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Celebrating U.S. Army History

The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) in Carlisle, PA covers more than a century of American military history.

4 March 2019

Carl Gnam

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The Fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE: A Story of Roman Revenge

Roman general Titus stormed Jerusalem in ad 70 in a bloody battle that destroyed much of the city.

27 February 2019

Carl Gnam

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Broadside Off San Domingo

A clash between British and French naval squadrons in the West Indies in February 1806 was memorable for its severe fighting at close range.

20 February 2019

Carl Gnam

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