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Japanese Sneak Attack on Sydney Harbor

In May 1942, a Japanese submarine force snuck into Australia's Sydney Harbor for a daring, suicidal attack.

12 February 2019

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The Antietam Death Toll

The ferocity of that single day of fighting and the haphazard means by which graves were arranged has made the Antietam death toll hard to truly measure.

11 February 2019

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Santa Anna at the Alamo & the Battle of San Jancito

Vastly overshadowed by the Alamo, the outcome for Santa Anna's men at the Battle of San Jacinto made the Texas revolt as good as sealed.

11 February 2019

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The Battle at Northallerton: Knights on Foot?

At Northallerton, the descendents of the Norman knights who fought at the Battle of Hastings opted to dismount and fight on foot. Find out why below.

11 February 2019

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Napoleon Bonaparte in Present-Day Israel

When an Ottoman army surrounded Jean Kleber's Division of Mount Tabor on April 16, 1799, the timely arrival of Napoleon Bonaparte ensured a French victory.

11 February 2019

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George A. Custer’s “Last Stand” at the Battle of Little Bighorn

The battle known as 'Custer’s Last Stand,' came about with the discovery of gold deposits in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

11 February 2019

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American Civil War Timeline: Piecemeal Operations

This Civil War Timeline covers the events in late 1861, in which piecemeal military operations began to take shape, setting the stage for future conflicts between the North and the South.

11 February 2019

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The American Civil War: Forging a National Identity

The four tragic years of the American Civil War, fought 1861 to 1865, strengthened the Federal government and ended slavery in the United States.

11 February 2019

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Francis Stebbins Bartow at First Manassas

One of the highest ranking Confederate fatalities at First Manassas was Colonel Francis Stebbins Bartow, whose brigade contested the Federal advance on Matthews Hill at First Manassas.

11 February 2019

Carl Gnam

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Categories: Civil War

The USS Wolverine and Sable in World War II

The USS Wolverine and USS Sable never saw battle, but provided training sites for many American Navy and Marine Corps aviators during World War II.

11 February 2019

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Operation Crusader: Erwin Rommel Learns His Lesson

Ironically, it was the British who taught Field Marshal Erwin Rommel some of his most valuable lessons during Operation Cruaser.

11 February 2019

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Severed Hands: Trophies of War in New Kingdom Egypt

Recent excavations in Egypt have for the first time provided evidence for a gruesome practice previously known only from texts and temple reliefs.

11 February 2019

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Categories: Military History

Benjamin Franklin in the American Revolution

Because of his ties to Europe (particularly France), few other Founding Fathers were able to muster up international support as effectively as Benjamin Franklin in the American Revolution.

11 February 2019

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Saldain’s Defeat at the Hands of the Knights Templar

Taken by complete surprise, Saladin was defeated by his own hubris shortly after his first significant military campaign against a crusader state.

11 February 2019

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Categories: Military History

Sidi Rezegh – Robert Crisp

Lieutenant Robert Crisp describes what he saw at Sidi Rezegh during the famed Operation Crusader.

11 February 2019

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Categories: WWII

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