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King Richard’s Chateau Gaillard

Crusader King Richard I built Chateau Gaillard in the late 12th century as a base from which to wage war against the French. But his brother John was unable to hold it after Richard’s untimely death.

22 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Lucian K. Truscott: The Soldier’s General

Lucian K. Truscott served in the U.S. Army for 30 years and became one of the outstanding combat commanders of World War II.

19 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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German Spymaster Reinhard Gehlen

Reinhard Gehlen parlayed his experience as a senior German intelligence officer in World War II into a postwar career as an anti-communist spymaster.

17 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Siege of Lucknow: Sowing the Devil’s Wind

The defense of the British Residency in Lucknow by a meager force of soldiers and civilians during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 proved a harrowing ordeal.

12 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Book Reviews: WWII’s Mission Impossible, generals in the making, and more

The First Special Service Force made its reputation through a daring assault against a mountainous Nazi stronghold.

12 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Quatre Bras: First Blood at Waterloo

At Quatre Bras on June 16, 1815, Marshal Ney held the fate of France in his hands. Lord Wellington did everything possible to thwart him from his objective.

9 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Marine Fight for Tinian

A squabble between a general and an admiral led to “the most perfect amphibious operation of the Pacific War.”

8 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Miracle Victory at the Battle of Minden

An Anglo-German army sought to drive the French from Hanover in 1759 during the Seven Years’ War. An unorthodox attack unfolded that defied the tactics of the time.

8 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Battle of Perryville: Death in the Kentucky Hills

The armies of Don Carlos Buell and Braxton Bragg collided at Perryville, Kentucky, in October 1862 in a confused battle in which the Confederates landed a heavy blow.

8 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Soldiers: Ancient Greek General Epaminondas

The Theban general instituted changes in tactics so revolutionary that his army toppled the daunting Spartans.

6 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Nuclear Submarine Disaster

The loss of the USS Scorpion in 1968 sparked a mystery that tested the sleuthing skills of maritime experts.

6 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Allied Storm in Southern France

The Allied landing on the southern coast of France in August 1944 was a controversial operation, but it led to the rapid liberation of the region.

6 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Rebel Misfire at Gettysburg

Confederate General Robert Rodes’ initial attack against the Union I Corps atop Oak Ridge on the first day of Gettysburg was soundly repulsed until he committed his reserve.

5 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Battle for Monte Cassino: Hell on a Mountaintop

The Battle of Monte Cassino reached a crescendo in May 1944 as the Allies desperately sought to carry the position held by crack German paratroopers.

5 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Weapons: The Elefant Tank Destroyer

The German heavy tank destroyer Elefant proved a formidable opponent against Russian armor on the Eastern Front during World War II.

1 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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