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Armored Clash in Alsace-Lorraine

During the Battle of the Bulge in January 1945, U.S. and German armored forces squared off in Alsace-Lorraine for a costly battle near the village of Herrlisheim.

20 December 2019

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Germany’s Bold Naval Raider

The German cruiser Emden compiled an impressive record as a raider in the opening months of World War I before meeting an untimely end.

20 December 2019

Spain’s Invincible Admiral

Alvaro de Bazan fought Ottoman fleets and corsairs in the Mediterranean Sea, but the pinnacle of his career was the conquest of the Azores.

20 December 2019

Dumbos, Black Cats, and Coastwatchers during World War II

During the Solomons campaign, American “flying boats” and Australian coastwatchers did much to blunt Japanese air and sea power and help turn the tide in the Allies’ favor.

20 December 2019

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World War II British Submarine Operations in the Pacific

18 December 2019

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Ordnance: Boeing B-29 Superfortress Game Changer

The gunnery system on the Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a revolutionary advancement in heavy bomber defense.

18 December 2019

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Top Secret: Gen. Mark Clark’s Daring Operation Flagpole

A secret mission in North Africa made General Mark Clark a national hero.

18 December 2019

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Firestorm at Hollandia

In the spring of 1944, Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur moved to expand their hold on the island of New Guinea, but a single Japanese bomb wreaked havoc on a landing beach.

13 December 2019

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Weapons: Confederate Submarine H. L. Hunley

Despite being plagued by misfortune, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley became the first underwater vessel to sink an enemy warship.

13 December 2019

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C-47 Crew Chief’s Four Flights into Hell

A C-47 crew chief tells about flying in the war’s four biggest aerial operations: Overlord, Market Garden, Varsity, and the relief of Bastogne during World War II.

13 December 2019

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The Battle for Noville during the Battle of the Bulge

A scratch force of an American armored division held a German panzer division at bay north of Bastogne during World War II.

10 December 2019

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Bloody Clash at the Battle of Ia Drang

Elite U.S. air cavalrymen won a desperate battle against North Vietnamese regulars in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam in November 1965.

10 December 2019

Grant’s Ordeal at the Battle of Shiloh

Ulysses S. Grant faced a formidable command challenge on the first day at Shiloh in April 1862 when caught off guard by Albert Sydney Johnston’s spirited Rebel attack.

10 December 2019

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Rescue Plane Down

When the C-47 Skytrain Lana Turner, filled with wounded, went down in the Coral Sea off Guadalcanal a desperate search ensued.

3 December 2019

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Soldiers: Edward O.C. Ord

Major General Edward O.C. Ord was one of Ulysses S. Grant’s most-trusted battlefield commanders during the Civil War.

3 December 2019

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