Woodrow Wilson justified the Veracruz invasion as necessary to “maintain the dignity” of the U.S., but in fact it was to protect American interests in Mexico.
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Fire-Eater’s Fantasy
Edmund Ruffin’s 1860 book predicted a Civil War from which the South emerged triumphant
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Trying to Win Wilson’s Backing Against the French
A Q&A with Harvard history professor Fredrik Logevall on what might have been between Vietnam and the U.S.
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Dr. Gatling’s Wonder Weapon
Union leaders never fell in love with what might have been the civil war’s most lethal KILLER.
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Getting the Real Message to Garcia
America’s first goal in 1898 was to relieve Cuba’s suffering, but once troops landed […]
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Attack On Quang Tri
Like Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, Quang Tri City was a vital […]
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17 Years In Vietnam
From Nam Dong in 1964, to Tet 1968, to the 1972 Easter Offensive, Gerald […]
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The CIA’s Costly Mistake
In November 1967, Joe Hovey tried to warn the Johnson administration about the Tet […]
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Fighter Pilot: Hermann Göring
In 1918 the future Luftwaffe leader and Nazi war criminal was a 22-victory fighter ace and German war hero.
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Vietnam Book Review: Ho Chi Minh- A Biography
Ho Chi Minh: A Biography by Pierre Brocheux. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2007, […]