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The House Where Longfellow Lived

Scokeley — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:35:21 +0000

The Cambridge, Mass., home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow nurtured his poetic talents and harbored his greatest tragedy.

Kharkov 1943: The Wehrmacht's Last Victory

aburchyski — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:47:28 +0000

Erich von Manstein gave the Wehrmacht a comeback but couldn't change its fate

Table of Contents—July 2013 Aviation History

rvance — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:35:44 +0000

The July 2013 issue of Aviation History offers compelling stories, including Dambusters (a complex RAF bombing mission over Germany), a profile of the Heinkel He-162, and the noble story of the 1926 team of U.S. Army airmen who flew 22,000 miles around Latin America.

Elco PT Boat: 80 Feet of Wood and Weaponry

David Lauterborn — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:22:51 +0000

Of the nearly 400 fast, light and heavily armed patrol boats Elco made for the U.S. Navy during World War II, a few achieved notoriety and one survives today as a museum ship.

The Making of General Winfield Scott

David Lauterborn — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:05:59 +0000

The young officer survived court-martial, a duel and the War of 1812 to become one of America’s greatest commanders

Interview - Everett Alvarez - A Vietnam POW for the Duration

dnewbold — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:56:39 +0000

A few hours after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August 1964, Navy A4 pilot Everett Alvarez was shot down on a bombing mission near Hanoi, the first U.S. aviator taken captive during the Vietnam War

Wild West Discussion - June 2013

David Lauterborn — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:34:33 +0000

It is common knowledge that Lt. Col. George Custer and all the men of his immediate command perished during the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Still, some people, uncommon or not, believe there was a survivor, most likely one named …

Interview With Author Mark Smokov

David Lauterborn — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:09:27 +0000

Author Mark Smokov brings Wild Bunch outlaw Harvey Logan (aka Kid Curry) out of Butch Cassidy’s shadow.

Kim Wiggins - Art of the West

David Lauterborn — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 01:19:37 +0000

Native New Mexican artist Kim Wiggins offers a unique take on the oft-depicted 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Book Review: He Rode With Butch and Sundance, by Mark T. Smokov

David Lauterborn — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:05:32 +0000

Author Mark Smokov makes the case that Harvey Logan (aka Kid Curry) was not just another member of the Wild Bunch under Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.