From Unionist to Confederate Firebrand — How the Civil War Changed Mrs. Robert E. Lee

“Broken and heartsick, betrayed at every turn by the Union she had once cherished, Mary wrote to her daughter Agnes, ‘Our duty is plain, to resist until death.’” By Dorothy Love A great-granddaughter of Martha…

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Cold War Coincidence – Recruit Recalls a Series of Astounding Brushes with Greatness

“Nov. 22, 1963 is a day that I try not to remember, but one that I will never forget.” MILITARY HISTORY is filled with strange coincidences. Consider France’s Adolphe Pégoud, World War One’s first flying…

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Armour at Normandy – Veteran Tanker Recalls D-Day and the Battle for the Bocage (LISTEN)

“If somebody says they weren’t afraid, they weren’t there.” SERGEANT JACK LLOYD of the U.S. Army wasn’t among the first ashore on D-Day — the Allied spearhead had already pushed inland by the time his…

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All’s Fair in Love and War — 11 Famous Military Leaders Who Kept Mistresses

“A number of noted military commanders from history… famously kept mistresses.” “TO WIVES AND Sweethearts! May they never meet.” So goes a traditional Royal Navy toast that’s been called out in jest over wardroom dinners as far…

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FDR vs. Churchill – Just How Bad Did the Rift Between the Two Leaders Get?

“The consequences of this discord could have been grave in the extreme.” By Nigel Hamilton BY 1943, the Allied war effort was at a crossroads. In January of that year, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill…

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Deadly Skies – New Museum Exhibit Offers Colourful Look at History’s First Air War

“The illustrations track the evolution of air warfare through the eyes of nine real-life individuals who were there.” CANADA’S NATIONAL MILITARY museum is putting a novel spin on history’s first air war — a graphic novel…

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