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Sticker Shock and Awe — The Astronomical Cost of America’s Wars
“The Cost of Major U.S. Wars report provides present-day dollar figures (adjusted for inflation) for every U.S. war from the Revolution to the 1991 Persian Gulf War.” (Originally published in 2013) ARMED CONFLICTS DO HARM to…
Runners – The Untold Story of Wartime Desertion
Eddie Slovik was the first to admit that he wasn’t “cut out for combat duty.” And for a time, the U.S. Army agreed. The 24-year-old Detroit native was initially passed over for military service in World…
With Triumphs Like These, Who Needs Defeats? — A Brief History of Pyrrhic Victories
“The term ‘pyrrhic victory’ is named for the ancient ruler of Epirus, King Pyrrhus, who went down in history for winning a string of major battles against Rome and Carthage but still losing the war…
The Battle for Nassau – Inside the First Overseas Mission for America’s Marines
“Less than a year into the revolution, a force of Continentals invaded and captured the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. Their target: a cache of military supplies that included 200 barrels of gunpowder.”…
The Battle of Seattle — Indigenous Warriors take on the USMC
“The battle, which was part of the larger Puget Sound War of 1855 and 1856, came amid native unrest following a series of lopsided treaties imposed upon local tribes by the genocidal governor of Washington…
The First Sky Soldiers – Meet History’s Earliest Airborne Units
“During the years between the World Wars, armies around the world began organizing their own specially designated paratroop units.” FEW HAVE PROBABLY heard of Gleb Kotelnikov — the genius behind the first modern backpack parachute. In 1911,…
