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Was Shakespeare’s ‘Band of Brothers’ Really As Dramatic As Seen in Film?
You might have heard of St. Crispin's speech, but do you know how the men actually fought?
When the US Army Air Corps Needed to Rehab its Image, It Dispatched B-10 Bombers on an Epic Mission
In 1934, an officer named Hap Arnold established himself as a rising star in the Army Air Corps by leading a remarkable 8,290-mile round trip.
This Feisty Five-Foot Fry Cook Held Her Own During the Klondike Gold Rush
The little Czech immigrant made a living and inspired a few legends while cooking and mining in Alaska and Yukon Territory.
Berlin Airlift at 75: The Most Remarkable Supply Operation in Human History
Between June 1948 and September 1949 Allied transport planes carried more than 2.3 million tons of supplies into West Berlin, saving its citizens from a Soviet blockade.
An Inside Look at Medieval Horse Armor
Warriors’ ‘faithful steeds’ needed their own protection in battle–and sometimes extra pizzazz.
Resting Place of Sunken World War II Carrier Identified 78 Years Later
The USS Ommaney Bay was transiting the Sulu Sea near the Philippines on the evening of Jan. 4, 1945, when it came under attack by a twin-engine aircraft flown by a Japanese kamikaze pilot.
Lincoln in His Own Words: The 16th President’s Musings about ‘negro equality’
A new look at Abe Lincoln — his rare scrapbook illuminates his early racial views.