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1864 Letter Recounts Confederate Soldier’s Masturbation Addiction
To this day, desperate cries of “It’s Johnny Reb, not Johnny Rub!” echo throughout the South.
This Plucky Island Withstood Constant Bombing From the Axis But Remained Unbowed
Malta still bears scars from its wartime bombardment.
Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Epic Looks Poised to Conquer
The aptly titled “Napoleon” stars Joaquin Phoenix as history’s most eponymous warlord.
A Raw Look at Confederate Soldiers at First Manassas
Four Southern soldiers recall their initiation to war.
Crashed B-24s Discovered in the Adriatic
Sunk in 1942, the German patrol boat John Mahn is still damaging the environment.
Two Men Are Fighting to Preserve the Recollections of WWII Veterans
Only 240,000 of 16 million
veterans of World War II were still alive as of September 2021 and 234 are dying daily.
Just How Dirty Was “Dirty Dave” Rudabaugh?
A new book sets the record straight on "Billy the Kid's Most Feared Companion."
How Many Civil War Soldiers Were Underage? More Than You Think
A new book offers data-driven insights on boy soldiers in the Civil War.