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Castro’s Communist Guerrillas Were Ordinary Cubans With No Money or Training. How Did They Beat Batista’s War Machine?
Fidel Castro’s Cuban rebels lost their first battle against the government’s well-armed troops. It was all uphill from there.
‘Toyotas of War’ Is the Photo Archive We Never Knew We Needed
The car brand that most Americans associate with soccer parents is the war chariot of choice for modern fighters.
Propaganda Out of Ukraine Conflict is Not Much Different From World War I
Propaganda in World War I came in many forms, but according to one historian, it hasn’t deviated much since.
The Notorious Female Bandit Pearl Hart: ‘Wildcat’ Author Reveals All
Award-winning historian John Boessenecker uncovers the truth behind her tragic life
It Was the Shot Heard Round the World — and These Women Were There to Hear It
How women nurtured the American Revolution.
M777 Howitzer: US Artillery Pounding Russians in Ukraine
Designed in the U.K. and made in the U.S., Ukrainians rely on the M777A2 in their artillery duel with invading Russia.
Berlin Had Its Own Money After WW2 — and It Caused a Black Market Frenzy
American and Soviet occupation forces
in Germany found themselves rolling in cash, both legal and otherwise.
An Ohio English Teacher Went to Fight in the Civil War. And Got His First True Taste of Battle
An Ohio teacher got his first true taste of battle as Vicksburg fell in the summer of 1863. Two arduous but fulfilling years in uniform followed.