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USS Westchester County: Attacked During the Vietnam War
When VC frogmen struck USS Westchester County, they inflicted the Navy’s greatest single-incident combat loss of the war.
Interview with World War II Luftwaffe General and Ace Pilot Adolf Galland
Battling overwhelming odds in the air and his superiors on the ground, Germany’s Adolf Galland became a legend.
A Conscientious Objector’s Medal of Honor
Combat Medic Thomas W. Bennett became the second conscientious objector in history to earn the Medal of Honor.
Interview With World War II Luftwaffe Eagle Johannes Steinhoff
Flying with skill and daring, the great ace Luftwaffe Eagle Johannes Steinhoff survived the war and a horrible accident, living into his 80s.
Tet Offensive: 7th Infantry Regiment in Saigon
During the Tet Offensive in 1968, the 7th Infantry Regiment fought a World War II-style urban battle in the South Vietnamese capital.
Battle of Monroe’s Cross Roads
Union General William Sherman considered Judson Kilpatrick, his cavalry chief, ‘a hell of a damn fool.’ At Monroe’s Cross Roads, N.C., his carelessness and disobedience of orders proved Sherman’s point.
Account Of The Battle of Philippi
At Philippi, in western Virginia, one overly optimistic young colonel confidently awaited reinforcements as Union columns converged on his tiny force from all directions in the first full-fledged battle of the Civil War.
Book Review: All the Queen’s Men: The World of Elizabeth I (by Peter Brimacombe) : BH
All the Queen’s Men: The World of Elizabeth I, by Peter Brimacombe. St. Martin’s […]