Vincent J. Burnelli wanted to incorporate maximum efficiency in the realm of air transport. The unorthodox result pioneered the wide-body cabin and the lifting-fuselage design.
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J.R. Bullington’s Firsthand Account: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines in Hue
Disguised as a French priest, an American diplomat survived for more than a week as Hue suffered under North Vietnamese occupation.
Weaponry: Le Mat
Part revolver, part shotgun, the Le Mat was a favorite of several noteworthy Confederate officers during the Civil War.
USS Constitution: The Legendary Survivor
Often venturing into harm’s way, the USS Constitution — America’s most famous sailing ship — twice came close to oblivion — once at the hands of a British squadron, and once at the hands of her own navy.
Battle of Brandywine
An end run had put General Sir William Howe in position to take Philadelphia–but first he had to fight his way through General George Washington’s Continental Army.
Battlefield Medics: Saving Lives Under Fire
From the Argonne to Saigon, battlefield medics were a wounded soldier’s lifeline.
Aleksandr Suvorov: Count of Rymniksky and Prince of Italy
Aleksandr Suvorov won many battles, but a retreat was the crowning achievement of his military career.
Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher
Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher, the colorful leader of the Irish Brigade, fought many battles–not all of them with the enemy.
The 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment Fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Among the troopers advancing with Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer on the Little Bighorn in June 1876 were 1st Lt. Charles DeRudio and Privates John Martin and Augustus De Voto.
Firebrand in a Powder Keg: Nathaniel Lyon in St. Louis
When secession fever threatened Missouri, a hotheaded gesture by a Yankee touched off riots but helped keep the state in the Union.