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What If Germany Had Introduced the Me-262 Earlier in the War?
The July 2010 Aviation History Reader’s Poll asks readers to discuss the impact of an earlier introduction of the Messerschmitt Me-262 on the air war in Europe.
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Anti-Tank Quarterbacks: When the Army Put Grenades Inside Footballs
The Army attempted to meld Americans’ love of football with combat.
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Jon Meacham’s latest presidential biography chronicles Lincoln’s moral struggles.
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He Was Shot in the Face and Bayoneted by the British. But This 78-Year-Old Patriot Refused to Die.
Samuel Whittemore was shot in the face at point-blank range, bayoneted no less than six times and clubbed in the head with the butts of the British soldiers’ muskets.

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