Whether they produced battlefield images of the dead or daguerreotype portraits of common soldiers, […]
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Jerrie Mock: Record-Breaking American Female Pilot
In 1964 an Ohio woman took up the challenge that had led to Amelia Earhart’s disappearance.
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The Racially Diverse Paintings of a 19th-Century American Artist
Long Island artist William Sidney Mount painted life as he saw it.
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As Russia Tottered on the Brink of Collapse in WWI, Germany Debuted Fire-Support Tactics That Still Inform Warfare
After Riga fell, Russia lost whatever stomach it had for staying in the war.
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These Forgettable Frauds Fibbed About Being at the Alamo
Were ‘Uncle Jimmy’ Cannon and Louis Schilling harmless liars or callous con men trampling on the remembrance of fallen heroes?
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This Union Sculptor Exemplifies the Mid-19th-Century Home Decor Revolution
John Rogers’ figures brought the war to middle-class mantels and shelves.
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The Sky Seemed the Limit for Union General Fitz John Porter. Then Came Second Bull Run.
Desperate to redeem his family name, Porter soon joined the ranks of West Point.
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105 Years After His Death, WWI Doughboy Finally Receives Proper Burial
Today, the American Battle Monuments Commission interred its first Great War unknown since 1988.
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Inspired by a Seed, an Austrian Designer Developed a Family of Airplanes—And the First Warplanes
These once ubiquitous airplanes may have looked like birds, but they were plant-based.
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‘The duty to respect is different than the duty to protect’: A Return to Normandy
Despite nearly a decade passing since this editor’s first — and dramatically different, i.e. better, travel conditions — the emotions Normandy evoked were the same.
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This Man Never Knew How His Brother Died. World War II Magazine Found Out.
For decades Rich Donnelly wondered about the fate of his brother — until now.