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  • In a hail of bullets, Mexican revolutionary and outlaw Pancho Villa was shot by assassins in Parral on July 20, 1923, ending his bloody career...

    Military History

    The Death of Pancho Villa
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  • On the eve of the Battle of Peleliu, the Marines were told it would be “very tough but very short.” Unfortunately, it would prove to be one of the bloodiest and most neglected battles of the Pacific War.

    WWII

    The Battle of Peleliu: Shocked Beyond Imagination
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  • In this painting by Robert Taylor, B-17s return from the August 17, 1943, Schweinfurt raid with German Me-109s in hot pursuit. The raid cost the U.S. Eighth Air Force 60 B-17s and 600 men. Luckily for him, Larry Stevens was still in training at the time of the raid.

    WWII

    On a Wing and Several Prayers: The Story of a B-17 Tailgunner
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