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Airborne at La Fière: Slugfest in Normandy
By Flint WhitlockThe night of June 5, 1944, and the morning of June 6 were without a doubt some of the most pivotal hours in the history of the 20th century. Read more
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Brawl at Brawner’s Farm: Jackson’s Bloody Stalemate at Second Manassas
By John WalkerThe ground around Manassas, Virginia, was not auspicious for Union Army forces in the first two years of the Civil War. Read more
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A Brief History of the British Commandos
The Commando role was born of the decision to mount vigorous raiding operations against occupied Europe as British forces were withdrawing from France in 1940. Read more
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The 1st Commando Brigade’s Invasion of Germany
By Mark Simmons“The big day came and we moved off to our positions. Shortly a huge bombing raid commenced on the town of Wesel, followed by an artillery barrage which virtually shook the very ground under us. Read more
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USS Seawolf at the Battle of Christmas Island
By John DomagalskiThe early months of 1942 were dark days for the United States Asiatic Fleet. Much smaller than the Pacific Fleet, and equipped with mostly outdated surface ships, the fleet was in no way capable of winning a serious confrontation with the Imperial Japanese Navy. Read more
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The Murder of Bull Nelson
By Stuart W. SandersFew Civil War officers, in either army, were as polarizing as Union Maj. Gen. William “Bull” Nelson. Read more
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Combat Horror On Saipan
By David H. LippmanIn the high summer of 1944, the United States was coiling a massive fist in the Central Pacific aimed directly at the Mariana Islands, specifically Saipan, Tinian, and Guam. Read more
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First Battle of Savo Island: The U.S. Navy’s Worst Defeat
By Eric HammelA United States naval task force bearing the U.S. 1st Marine Division arrived off Guadalcanal, in the eastern Solomon Islands, on the morning of August 7, 1942, and launched the first American offensive operation of World War II. Read more
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Battle of the Hemp Bales
By Steve LilleyBrigadier General James S. Rains’s Confederate cavalry rode confidently toward the prosperous little town of Lexington, Missouri. Dressed in Missouri homespun, Rains’s men hardly looked the part of a flying military column, but most of the hard-riding horsemen had known only victory during their short service. Read more
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4th U.S. Regulars at Gettysburg
By Donald McConnell & Gustav PersonWhen the Civil War erupted in April 1861, the 10 companies of the 4th U.S. Read more
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WWII Online: Battleground Europe
By Joseph LusterWe may not think too much about the arrival of a new online shooter nowadays, but back when World War II Online first launched in 2001, the concept was still pretty novel. Read more
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Operation Long Jump: The Nazi Assassination Attempt on the “Big Three”
By Mason B. WebbIn German it was called Operation Rösselsprung, which translates to “Long Jump.” Its goal was to kill or kidnap the Allies’ “Big Three” leaders––Soviet Premier Josef Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston S. Read more
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Demise of the Japanese Navy
By Christopher MiskimonThe Japanese superbattleship Musashi was steaming east along with a fleet of other battleships, cruisers, and destroyers on their way toward what was expected to be a climactic battle at Leyte Gulf. Read more
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Joe Foss and Charles Lindbergh
By Allyn VannoyJoseph J. Foss (April 17, 1915–January 1, 2003) was born on a farm near Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Read more
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Opening the Venona Files
By Peter KrossOn February 1, 1943, a group called the U.S. Army Signal Intelligence Service, the forerunner of the modern-day National Security Agency (NSA), began a project to intercept and analyze diplomatic signal traffic sent by an ally of the United States: the Soviet Union. Read more
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Patton in Lorraine: Breaking the Moselle Line
By William E. WelshBy mid-September 1944, the U.S. Third Army was poised to strike at the soft underbelly of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich along a fabled corridor in northeastern France used for centuries by armies tramping across Europe. Read more
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Sgt. John Basilone: Marine Hero of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima
By Fred L. Borch & Robert F. Dorr“Banzai! Banzai!” screamed the Japanese at the top of their lungs as they launched a ferocious night attack against Marines dug in on Guadalcanal. Read more
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War Thunder: Mitsubishi Zero vs F6F Hellcat
The Zero vs the HellcatIn aerial duels the American F4F Wildcat found itself completely outmatched by the Zero. The Zero was nimble, fast, and well-armed, the Wildcat was sluggish and maneuvered like a tin can. Read more
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The Saar Offensive: Patton Breaks Through the Western Wall
By William E. WelshThe portion of the Siegfried Line guarding the Saar industrial region of Germany proved a sinister gateway into western Germany for Lt. Read more
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The National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center
By Borden BlackThe American Infantry’s illustrious history, which is older than that of the country, comes alive in an impressive, $100,000,000, 190,000-square-foot museum located just outside Fort Benning, Georgia. Read more
