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The American “Few”
By John W. Osborn, Jr.The “few” who defended Great Britain in the sky during the days it stood alone against Hitler would have been hundreds fewer without the volunteers from outside the British Empire. Read more
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Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
By Joseph LusterIf your particular flavor of strategy falls on the grand side of the spectrum, you might want to dive into the recently-released Knights of Honor II: Sovereign, which arrives courtesy of developer Black Sea Games and publisher THQ Nordic. Read more
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They Also Served
By Kevin M. HymelWhen it came to the global war against tyranny, America’s blacks would not be denied a stake in the action. Read more
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Afghanistan: The Soviet Union’s War in Vietnam
By William StroockIn late 1979, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was torn apart by a civil war pitting the weak Communist government of Hafizullah Amin against several moderate and fundamentalist Muslim rebel armies. Read more
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Brutal Slugfest at Anzio
By Joshua ShepherdFor the Americans of 2nd Battalion, 13th Armored Regiment, their arrival at Anzio in early May 1944 was anything but heartening. Read more
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The Short-range Shotgun
By Christopher MiskimonComing upon the enemy’s rear guard outside the western Kentucky village of Sacramento, four days after Christmas 1861, Confederate Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest ordered his cavalry to advance. Read more
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Fourteen black soldiers received the Medal of Honor for feats of valor at Chaffin’s Farm on the outskirts of Richmond, Va.
By William E. WelshUnion soldiers streamed across the pontoon bridge at Deep Bottom on the tidal portion of the James River in the early morning hours of September 29, 1864. Read more
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Ribbentrop at Prokhorovka
By George M. Nipe, Jr.On the morning of July 12, 1943, a climactic engagement of the Battle of Kursk was about to take place. Read more
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The Praetorian Guard
By Arnold BlumbergIts name has become synonymous with intrigue, conspiracy, betrayal, and assassination. It was responsible for the overthrow, abandonment, or murder of 15 out of the first 48 emperors who governed Rome between 27 bc and ad 305. Read more
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Red Ball Express to the Rescue!
By Dante Brizill
In a message to the Red Ball Express in October of 1944, Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote, “To it falls the tremendous task of getting vital supplies from ports and depots to combat troops, when and where such supplies are needed, material which without armies might fail. Read more
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WAC Corporal Lena Derriecott and the 6888th Central Postal Battalion
By Kevin M. HymelThe German V-1 flying rocket, packed with 1,870 pounds of explosives, buzzed over Birmingham, England, until its pulsing engine cut out. Read more
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Judas Maccabeus, Hammer of the Jews
By Kelly BellBy 167 bc, when a full-scale revolt erupted in Judea, it had been more than 400 years since an organized Jewish army had taken up arms against an enemy. Read more
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Jud Suss: The Film That Fueled the Holocaust
By Gary KidneyOn September 8, 1940, a new German movie, Jud Suss, premiered at the Venice Film Festival. It opened to rave reviews and received the Golden Lion award. Read more
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The Battle of the Wabash: Slaughter in the Snow
By John E. SpindlerThe warriors of the Western Confederacy crept silently along the snow-covered ground towards the U.S. Army camp on the banks of the upper Wabash River just before dawn on November 4, 1791. Read more
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First Sergeant John L. Canley’s Marines at Hue
By William E. WelshThe crackle of small-arms fire on the night of January 30-31, 1968, alerted the South Vietnamese troops at an outpost three miles south of Hue City that the enemy was nearby. Read more
