HISTORY
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From Korea to Vietnam, This West Pointer Was An Inspiration To All Who Knew Him
On March 30, 1972, the aging revolutionaries in Hanoi’s Politburo abandoned the strategy of protracted struggle and launched an all-out…
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Why A Rabbit Appears On This Japanese Samurai Helmet
This Japanese kawari-kabuto, or individualized helmet, dating from the 17th century sports the shape of a crouching rabbit forged from…
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Special Guest Star: The B-17
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress has found itself back in the spotlight after the January 26 debut of the AppleTV+…
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Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Shannon, Set to Star in President Garfield Assassination Historical Drama
Michael Shannon (“Nocturnal Animals”) is to play assassinated President James A. Garfield with Matthew Macfadyen (“Succession”) as his killer Charles Guiteau in…
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First Look at Guy Ritchie’s ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’
The first official trailer for director Guy Ritchie’s action-packed World War II film, the “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” has arrived.…
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‘Masters of the Air’ Recap: Part I and II
The B-17 was known for its ability to take extreme punishment and stay airborne. A fact that is driven home…
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How the Cast of ‘Masters of the Air’ Transformed into the Bloody 100th
The quest by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg to bring World War II to television screens began in 2001 with…
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Robert E. Lee Endures a Precipitous Reset in Maryland
Debate about the importance of the loss of Robert E. Lee’s Special Orders No. 191 to the outcome of the…
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I’ll trade you Swoose for Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby!
Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby, the Boeing B-17G featured on the cover of Aviation History’s Summer 2023 issue, has completed another…
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There Were Reasons Why American Submariners Damned Their Own Torpedoes
Lieutenant Commander Lawrence Randall “Dan” Daspit, captain of the U.S. submarine USS Tinosa (SS-283), was astounded at his luck. Framed…
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