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WWII Secrets: The Mysterious Inga Arvad
By Peter KrossShortly before Pearl Harbor, an attractive Danish journalist arrived in the United States to pursue a writing career. Read more
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Cold War Intelligence
By John D. GreshamEveryone who has ever read a spy novel knows the basic plot line. A scientist has developed a formula, or intelligence operative has obtained secret plans or a roll or film. Read more
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Coast Watchers in the Solomons
by John BrownTwo weeks after Pearl Harbor, coast watcher Cornelius Page, a plantation manager on Tabar Island 20 miles north of New Ireland in the South Pacific, reported by teleradio that Japanese planes were making reconnaissance flights over New Ireland and New Britain. Read more
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The Symbolism of the Berlin Wall During the Cold War
By Bruce L. BragerIn June 1961, Walter Ulbrecht, longtime Communist party leader of East Germany, denied that his government had any intention of building the Berlin Wall, which would separate East and West Berlin. Read more
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New Mexico: Atomic Spy Capital
By Richard HigginsNew Mexico and its capital of Santa Fe bring to mind some beautiful images. Stunning sunsets, unlimited vistas, a plethora of art galleries, the spectacular food enlivened with the local green chile, an ancient Native American culture that still thrives, and a Spanish heritage tradition going back to within 50 years of Columbus’s arrival all make for a unique cultural and physical environment. Read more
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Joseph P. Kennedy: Most Controversial Ambassador to Great Britain?
By Peter KrossIn 1939, Joseph P. Kennedy, the scion of the modern-day Kennedy family which included three United States senators, an attorney general, and the 35th president of the United States, was appointed the American ambassador to Great Britain by President Franklin D. Read more
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Leonard J. Thom: JFK’s XO on PT-109
By Michael J. BellThe name Leonard Jay Thom may not mean anything to a great many people today, and that is unfortunate. Read more
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Battleship Cove and the USS Massachusetts
By Mark D. van EllsMany associate Massachusetts with the Kennedy family, and its influence is evident at Battleship Cove. The World War II record of the Kennedys is a distinguished one. Read more
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Midnight Raid in Iron Bottom Sound
By John DomagalskiShortland Harbor was bustling with activity during the late morning hours of December 7, 1942. A group of warships were slowly getting underway, making for the open sea. Read more
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The Rafael Trujillo Assassination: Why Did the CIA Follow Through?
By Peter KrossFrom 1959 to 1961, the United States turned its focus to two of the most charismatic, ruthless, and despotic rulers in the Caribbean region, Fidel Castro of Cuba and Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic. Read more
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Vyacheslav M. Molotov: Steel’s Hammer
By Blaine TaylorThe arrival of Vyacheslav M. Molotov, the People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, in Berlin on a rainy November 12, 1940, was a solemn, strained occasion. Read more
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The Cuban Missile Crisis: On the Brink of Nuclear War
By Peter KrossFor 13 tension-filled days in October 1962, the world came closer to nuclear war than it has ever come before or since. Read more
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The FDR Presidential Library
By Blaine TaylorIt seems to me that the dedication of a library is in itself an act of faith.” The date was June 30, 1941, and the speaker was President Franklin D. Read more
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Fiasco at the Bay of Pigs
By Peter KrossOn the morning of April 18, 1961, readers of the New York Times awoke to a startling headline: “Anti-Castro Units Land in Cuba; Report Fighting at Beachhead; Rusk Says U.S. Read more
