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Harvest of Death: Visiting Antietam National Battlefield
By William E. WelshThe harvest of death in the farm fields of western Maryland was a heavy one on September 17, 1862. Read more
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The harvest of death in the farm fields of western Maryland was a heavy one on September 17, 1862. Read more
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The gray and blue soldiers were encamped south of Nashville, Tennessee, at the rail depot of Murfreesboro. Read more
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There is no “campaign” in Sid Meier’s latest iteration of the Civilization franchise. Instead, players simply choose a civilization through which they attempt military victories, create a world, and lead their chosen society from the primitive age to the distant future. Read more
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The planning was done behind closed doors. The work was done at secret facilities. The result was the first operational American jet fighter—a plane that might have seen combat in World War II if things had gone differently. Read more
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Walking along the Union line of battle at Gettysburg, whether on Little Round Top, Cemetery Hill, Culp’s Hill, or elsewhere is at times overwhelming. Read more
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The North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) had almost everything going its way during the earliest Korean War battles. Read more
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Newly promoted Captain Raphael Semmes of the Confederate States Navy called his crew—largely English—to the quarterdeck of his new command. Read more
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Canadian psychological researchers are once again challenging the hard assumption that violent video games are linked to aggression. A new study published in the journal Psychology of Violence suggests that when players from different social groups and cultures play a video game cooperatively—even if the game is particularly violent—their experiences promote improved impressions and comraderie. Read more
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To say the Confederates had the perfect chance at the Battle of Shiloh to evict Maj. Gen. Read more
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Warfare brings about great deeds and dire circumstances. In the aftermath of the world’s greatest conflicts, some soldiers and commanders become footnotes in the history books, whereas others are able to rewrite the book itself. Read more
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In the early morning of December 16, 1944, 80-man German shock companies from the 5th Panzer Army slipped toward the American lines in the Ardennes region under the cover of heavy fog. Read more
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The first thing that strikes a visitor to Henry Hill at Manassas National Battlefield Park is the spectacular view. Read more
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The Soviet Union has teamed up with Germany, China and North Korea to drag the U.S. and its allies into a Second Korean War. Read more
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Throughout the wide range of human capacities to be found in military heritage, one that often sticks out is ineptitude. Read more
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On August 2, 1990, the Iraqi army invaded Kuwait with the aim of annexing the country. Within a week, U.S. Read more
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Above all, the island was defendable.
From Ritidian Point in the north to the extreme southern coastline, Guam is 34 miles long, made in an irregular shape covering 228 square miles, the largest of all Pacific islands between Japan and New Guinea. Read more
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There’s a special poignancy in viewing a recreation of the fighting at Cliveden and the Battle of Germantown where it actually took place. Read more
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In the Ardennes region of eastern Belgium, Adolf Hitler rolled the dice for the last time in World War II. Read more
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Known as “Preble’s Boys,” the generation of young American naval leaders who served under Commodore Edward Preble (1761-1807) established the foundation and traditions that shaped and continue to inspire the U.S. Read more
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Over the years, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) acquired hundreds of U.S.-manufactured M4A1 and M4A3 medium Sherman tanks. Read more