The Royal Army Veterinary Corps proved to be a key element to maintaining the battlefield “horse” power mobility of British forces in World War I.
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The Canadian Surgeon Who Became A Hero In Communist China
A brush with death sent Norman Bethune on an unlikely path to fight fascism in China.
He Created Britain’s War Cemeteries. But He Had To Fight To Do It.
Fabian Ware wanted to create dignified resting places for British war dead. But he found himself embattled by society ladies, arguing over headstones and needing a rescue from Winston Churchill.
Moment of Impact
The wreckage of a B-24 Liberator from the Eighth Air Force’s 491st Bombardment Group.
Think Brad Pitt Was Badass in ‘Fury’? The Real WWII Tanker Was Even More Hardcore
“Learn to survive,” Lafayette G. Pool remarked during a 1988 visit to Fort Hood, Texas. “Shoot to kill and always go forward. Never retreat.”
Washington, DC: ‘That Little Town…of wounds, sickness, and death’
At least 56 separate facilities in Washington, D.C., were used as hospitals at some […]
Winchester’s Burying Grounds: Where North Meets South
Thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers found their final resting place in Winchester, Va., cemeteries.
The Maryland Town That Became One Big Civil War Hospital
No trip to Frederick would be complete without a visit to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Need a stiff drink afterwards? Hit up the local City Hall, which was converted into a brewpub.
How the Civil War Inspired the Commodities Market
The effort to keep the Union Army fighting helped create the modern U.S. marketplace for buying, selling and speculating on goods.
Book Review: ‘When Hell Came to Sharpsburg’
Steven Cowie’s look at how Antietam affected the regular folk of a Maryland town.