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The Roman General Who Actually Died in Bed, Not Battle
After a brilliant military career, Lucullus retired to a life of luxury.
Fredericksburg Eyewitness: ‘The chances looked black for our lives’
A New Hampshire officer describes the deadly push up Marye’s Heights in December 1862.
This House Survived the Civil War — Barely
The Innis House is owned by the National Park Service and is one of the few homes left from the wartime period.
Buttermilk Falls Blaster: The First and Only Carbine That Used Rubber Cartridges
Say that five times fast.
O, Tannenbaum
Soldiers attempt to create some holiday spirit by decorating a tree in the town of Ederen, Germany.
He Told Eisenhower That South Vietnamese President Diem’s Government Would Fail — in 1955
The 1955 memorandum contradicts the common but superficial view that Diem started off as a somewhat promising leader in the eyes of the U.S. under the Eisenhower administration.