How One of the Smartest U.S. Presidents Crashed and Burned
The Great Depression made a laughing stock of 'Great Engineer' Herbert Hoover's faith in efficiency
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Landslide: FDR, Reelection, and the New Deal
In 1936, FDR made the election a referendum on the New Deal—and himself
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This Ordinary Virginia Park Was Once a Training Ground for Spies
Prince William Forest Park has 37 miles of hiking trails—and a secret past. |
Guy Ritchie Set to Direct WWII Film ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’
Ritchie is teaming up with Jerry Bruckheimer, acclaimed producer of “Top Gun,” to bring the exploits of Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) to the big screen
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‘Why Were Aircraft Markings for the U.S. Army Air Forces Only Applied on the Top Side of the Left Wing?’
A closer look at why U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft had distinctive markings, and the purpose they served during World War II. |
Upcoming WWII Series from Steven Spielberg & Tom Hanks Inks Star Director
Envisioned as the final installment in the trilogy of the HBO-produced miniseries "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific"
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Saboteurs on Skis: The Secret Raid To Stop The German A-bomb
In the mountains of Nowary, commandos took on the Nazi A-bomb program... |
General Westmoreland’s ‘protocol’ for Promotions Were Sealed With a Kiss
Imagine surviving monsoons, dengue fever, dysentery, malaria, and leeches in a bamboo hut in Assam, India during World War II. Imagine deploying to Inchon during the Korean War. Imagine leading the emergency room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Imagine being selected by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to be his personal nurse. And imagine being …
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How Hitler Created a “Culture of Destruction”
An interview with author and historian Dr. Moritz Föllmer sheds light on how the Nazis reshaped culture to engineer extremism, war and genocide |
Book Review: The Great American Railroad War, by Dennis Drabelle
Dennis Drabelle's Great American Railroad War looks at the war of words waged by 19th-century columnists against the capitalists behind construction of the transcontinental railroad.
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