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Field Marshal Erwin Rommel: The “Desert Fox”

Field Marshal Erwin led the vaunted German Afrika Korps in the desert during World War II and committed suicide after being implicated in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.

10 February 2019

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WWI Timeline: Sowing the Seeds of the Conflict

This WWI Timeline covers the first decade of the 20th century, in which the so-called “Great Powers” of Europe attempted to advance their economic and technological prowess.

10 February 2019

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Guadalcanal: Victory in the Pacific Theater

During seven months of fighting on land, sea, and air, American forces wrested the island of Guadalcanal from Japanese control in their first ground victory in the Pacific Theater.

10 February 2019

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World War II Summary and Synopsis

From 1939 to 1945, World War II engulfed the Allied and Axis nations in a conflict of unprecedented proportion, shaping the future for generations.

10 February 2019

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Medieval Knights: Arms and Armor at Northallerton

By 1135, there were probably five thousand medieval knights in England, but they differed little from their great-grandfathers who fought with William the Conqueror at Hastings.

10 February 2019

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World War II’s Famous Battle of the Bulge

The Battle of the Bulge, Adolf Hitler’s Ardennes Offensive, was conceived to drive west, split two Allied army groups, and capture the vital Belgian port city of Antwerp.

10 February 2019

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World War I Doughboys’ Bloody Baptism

In their first major battles of World War I, American Expeditionary Force troops helped blunt multiple offensives launched by the German Army in the spring of 1918.

10 February 2019

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Benedict Arnold: American Traitor and Patriot

Strange it is that American independence owes not only to a crushing American defeat but also to an infamous American traitor.

10 February 2019

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Comparing the Battle of Gettysburg to the Entire Civil War

Writer Brooke Stoddard compares the events at the Battle of Gettysburg to the three general phases of the American Civil War.

10 February 2019

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John Bell Hood at the Battle of Gettysburg

How the native Kentuckian and hardened war veteran rejoined the Army of Northern Virginia just in time for the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War.

10 February 2019

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William Welsh’s Best World War II Books List

William Welsh shares his personal picks for best World War II books to date.

10 February 2019

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Japanese Castles of the 16th and 17th Century

The castle (shiro) played an important role in 16th- and early 17th-century Japan. In addition to defense, they also proclaimed the wealth and power of their owners.

10 February 2019

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Erwin Rommel & Heinz Schmidt at Sidi Rezegh

Heinz Werner Schmidt commanded a heavy weapons company during Sidi Rezegh, but was until just days before aide-de-camp to General Erwin Rommel.

10 February 2019

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The Japanese Imperial Navy in World War II

Because it lacked many of the modern technological systems supporting other navies, the Imperial Japanese Navy developed unique tactics to use against its enemies.

10 February 2019

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Lincoln vs. Frémont and His “Hasty Emancipation”

Determined to hold on to the Union's crucial boarder states, President Abraham Lincoln clashed publicly with Maj. Gen. John. C. Frémont over Frémont's hasty emancipation proclamation in Missouri.

9 February 2019

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