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Interview with Historian Rick Atkinson

David Lauterborn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:06:42 +0000

Journalist and historian Rick Atkinson, who covered the Gulf War and Iraq War for The Washington Post, is working on the final volume of his World War II "Liberation Trilogy."

Bayonets at Midnight: The Battle of Stony Point

David Lauterborn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:39:45 +0000

When British troops captured the river fortress at Stony Point, New York, in 1779, George Washington was determined to drive them out with force and fixed bayonets.

Wild Blue Yonder, II

Robert M. Citino — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:15:51 +0000

Flying a bomber was by its very nature dangerous business. USAAF doctrine, however, was part of the problem.

Wild Blue Yonder

Robert M. Citino — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:21:17 +0000

There was nothing romantic about the flying a bomber. The combined danger of flight, flak, and fighters combined to give U.S. bomber crews a shockingly high casualty rate.

Who kept U.S. Grant sober?

kholland — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:24:33 +0000

John Rawlins used his brains and blue language to keep his boss in check.

Oh Warsaw!

Robert M. Citino — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:06:11 +0000

Warsaw was hit hard during World War II. It has been rebuilt since the war, but still shows the scars.

What’s Wrong With American Healthcare?

lhomeyer — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:33:01 +0000

James Mohr examines the history of American health care.

Judge Not: Colonel Andrew’s ‘Mistake’ at Maleme

Robert M. Citino — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:28:03 +0000

The decision to abandon Hill 107 overlooking the airfield at Maleme is usually portrayed as one of the war's great "mistakes." Let's take a closer look at it.

Pararescue Jumpers’ Daring Rescue of Downed Fighter Pilot Deep Inside North Vietnam

dnewbold — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:25:50 +0000

Intrepid Air Force Pararescue Jumpers, flying from a secret CIA landing strip in Laos, evade North Vietnamese MiG-17s 75 miles north of Hanoi during one of the Vietnam War's most harrowing helicopter missions to rescue a downed American F-105 pilot

Ho Chi Minh and the OSS

dnewbold — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:17:01 +0000

Ho Chi Minh’s Viet Minh guerrilla fighters, led by future NVA General Vo Nguyen Giap, were allies of the Americans and given training by the OSS, the forerunner of the CIA, in an effort to defeat the Japanese during the waning days of World War II