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“There was In Her Something Divine”

The English siege of Orleans began in October 1428 and lasted seven months. French commander Joan of Arc broke it in seven days.

26 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Breakout Across the Seine

By mid-August 1944, the Allied drive from the Normandy beachhead reached the Seine River north and south of Paris, positioned to destroy large numbers of German forces.

26 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Kriegsmarine Blooded

The German heavy cruiser Blücher was sunk during the conquest of Norway in 1940.

26 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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War of Sieges

The royal garrison of Dover Castle bedeviled Prince Louis of France during the First Barons’ War. At stake was the future of the Plantagenet dynasty.

25 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Canada’s Darkest Day During World War II

The disastrous Dieppe Raid caused tremendous casualties among the Canadian forces, and questions regarding its purpose linger.

25 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Weapons: The M50A1 Ontos

With its six recoilless rifles, the Ontos was a welcome addition to the Marine Corps arsenal during the Vietnam War.

25 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Mogami: Japan’s Luckless Cruiser

The career of the Mogami was marked by mishaps and battles with the U.S. Navy during World War II.

25 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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French Collapse at Maida

Campaigning in southern Italy in 1806, Jean Reynier’s French army found itself in an unexpected confrontation with Sir John Stuart’s British expeditionary army. The steadier force prevailed.

25 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Caught in the Chinese Conflict

Expecting to be sent home after World War II, U.S. Marines found themselves in the middle of the Chinese civil war.

25 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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High-Spirited Stupidity

Paratrooper Bill Yarborough, an icon of airborne warfare during World War II, lost his command but conquered his pride.

24 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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The U.S. Navy’s Defective Mark 14 Torpedo

From duds to deadly, the Mark 14 torpedo was troublesome for American submariners during the early days of World War II.

24 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Combat in Normandy’s Hedgerows

After D-Day, conducting routine patrols became a deadly game of cat and mouse in the bocage.

24 April 2020

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World War II’s Quiet Marine

General Harry Schmidt played a key role in the U.S. Marine march across the Pacific during World War II.

24 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Cherbourg’s Bloody Toll

The capture of this major city on the Normandy coast of France gave the Allies the deepwater port they needed, but the facilities were badly damaged by the Germans.

24 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Back to Bataan

Clearing the Japanese from the peninsula on the island of Luzon proved a difficult task after General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines.

24 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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