HISTORY
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Meet the Heroes Who Delivered Aid and Comforted the Dying on the Battlefields of World War I
In the agony of trench warfare and no man’s land, the sound of a skitter and a wet nose —…
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Why Symbols Were Essential To Battle Shields
Shields have existed for as long as warfare has. The function of a shield is to protect its wielder from…
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Civil War Art, in the Round and Mobile
As it is today, entertainment was an important part of life in the 19th century—and for soldiers stationed far from…
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These Fighting ‘Mighty Midgets’ Packed Big Guns
The Asiatic-Pacific Theater in World War II culminated with a grueling, bloody amphibious campaign to capture one Japanese-held seabound stronghold…
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The Fighting for This Italian Town Was so Brutal They Called It the Stalingrad of the Adriatic
The Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment—a Canadian unit known as the Hasty Ps—were ordered to relieve the 1st Battalion Royal…
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Build your own version of Flying Tiger ace R.T. Smith’s shark-mouthed Curtiss P-40
Probably no other aircraft from World War II are as easily recognized as the shark-mouthed Curtiss P-40s flown by the…
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Lake Erie’s Distinctive New England Feel
If you travel through Northeast Ohio, take the time to get off the turnpikes and interstates to travel through towns…
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A Pacifist Scribbled A Song When She Was Half-Asleep. It Became A Famous Union Battle March
The lyrics to America’s most famous marching song of the Civil War were written when their author was half-asleep and…
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This Underwater Vehicle Was Used by Navy SEALs in Vietnam
Shortly after 2:00 a.m. local time on June 4, 1972, just a few miles off the North Vietnamese coast, U.S.…
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The Turkestan Incident
On June 2, 1967, with Wing Commander Colonel Robert Scott away, Colonel Jacksel “Jack” Broughton was serving as acting commander…
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