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Roza Shanina and the Soviet Women Snipers of WWII

Soviet female snipers accounted for the deaths of hundreds of Germans on the battlefield.

9 October 2020

Carl Gnam

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George S. Patton Jr.’s Upbringing: The Making of the Legend

How George Patton, a spoiled rich kid with problems became what he always wanted to be: a famous general in World War II.

6 October 2020

Carl Gnam

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How General James Wolfe Died: Was it From a British Deserter?

A British deserter fighting with the Canadians on the Plains of Abraham asserted that he fired the shot that killed Maj. Gen. James Wolfe.

6 October 2020

Carl Gnam

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The Makin Island Raid: What Really Happened to the Marines?

Japanese sources shed light on the Makin Raid conducted by Carlson’s Marine Raiders in 1942.

6 October 2020

Carl Gnam

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Uniform: Knight Templar 1240

25 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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Churchill and Stalin’s Uneasy Alliance

Though British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premiere Josef Stalin were suspicious of one another, they were compelled to cooperate early in World War II.

25 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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British Invasion of Madagascar

British forces were compelled to invade the island Madagascar off the coast of East Africa amid fears of a Japanese invasion.

25 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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Last Chance for Victory at Gujrat

In the wake of two costly defeats against the Sikhs at the outset of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, Sir Hugh Gough’s heavily reinforced army sought to crush the Sikh army at Gujrat in February 1849.

23 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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German Admiral Raeder’s Navy Raiders

The German Navy’s surface raiders harried Allied shipping through much of World War II.

23 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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Prussian Blunder at Hochkirch

After failing to draw the Austrian Army in Saxony into battle in October 1758, a blunder at Hochkirch by Prussian King Frederick II left his army vulnerable to attack.

18 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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Swift Invasion of Denmark

The German invasion of Denmark led to a swift victory in the spring of 1940.

18 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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The Great Viking Siege of Paris

A mighty Viking fleet sailed up the Seine River and laid siege to Paris in 885. The Franks desperately needed good leadership, and two heroic men filled the void.

15 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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Daring British Attack on Meiktila

General William Slim sent a fast-moving column across Burma in January 1945 in a daring attack on the Japanese supply depot at Meiktila. The surprise attack hastened the collapse of the Japanese position in central Burma.

15 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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Nazi Stuka Ace Hans Rudel

Flying his Ju-87 Stuka, Nazi Ace Hans Rudel destroyed more than 500 Russian tanks on the Eastern Front.

11 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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The Essential Role of Navy PBR Boats in the Vietnam War

The U.S. Navy’s river patrol boats played a crucial role in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War.

9 September 2020

Carl Gnam

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