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Why Greece Paid the Price for the Allied Invasion of Sicily
James Holland explores the darker side of Operation Mincemeat.
For Some Reason, WWII’s Hottest Club Was Short Snorters, Where Celebs Signed Dollar Bills
Churchill, Patton, Eisenhower and Marlene Dietrich were members —SNL’s Stefon would surely approve.
How Union Veterans Conquered Winchester . . . After the Civil War
After the fall of the Confederacy, these Union veterans made themselves at home in the South.
This Was the First Real North American Empire
Cahokia and other impressive cities of the Mississippian culture rose and fell before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.
How Operation Linebacker II Took the North Vietnamese By Surprise
The Vietnam War's final bombing campaign hit the communists hard but resulted in unnecessary American losses.
I Jumped into Normandy on D-Day. My Parachute Almost Killed Me.
Lt. Col. Gerhard Bolland, an 82nd Airborne Division officer, describes what it was really like to parachute during the Invasion of Normandy.
No, the London Blitz Wasn’t Started By Accident
It is becoming commonly accepted that the German night bombing of London on Aug. 24, 1940 was due to a “blunder” of Luftwaffe pilots.
Brandenburg v. Ohio: How A KKK Publicity Stunt Ended Up Being A Defining Supreme Court Case
Speech advocating illegal conduct is protected under the First Amendment.