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Tommy vs. Charlie – Britain’s Little-Known Six-Month War in Vietnam
“British and Indian troops would become the first Allied soldiers to do battle with the Viet Minh, an insurgent army that would later go onto to vanquish the French and humble the United States.” IN…
Bomber Girls — The Women Flyers of World War Two
“Between 1942 and 1944, WASP pilots flew just about every sort of aircraft produced for the U.S. military from fighters and bombers to cargo planes and trainers.” LAST WEEKEND, a 92-year-old Colorado woman did something…
Lone Star Fleet — Remembering The Texas Navy
FOLLOWING LAST WEEK’S U.S. federal election victory by President Barack Obama, disgruntled Republicans from the state of Texas have rallied around a petition to secede from the Union. The appeal, which was launched by a single frustrated…
The Quasi War – A Young America Slugs It Out With France
“Known as the Quasi War… the seeds of this strange and often forgotten struggle were actually sown a generation earlier.” BARELY 15 YEARS after winning independence from Great Britain, the United States found itself in a brand…
Lest We Forget _ How Different Countries Remember Their War Dead
“The small artificial flowers, which are pinned to the lapel, symbolize the poppies that grew in Flanders fields during the First World War.” EVERY NOV. 11 at exactly 11 a.m., life throughout much of the British…
The Dogs of War — A Short History of Canines in Combat
“Archeologists suspect that humans have been using dogs in warfare since the animals were first domesticated more than 15,000 years ago.” A NEW MONUMENT commemorating the sacrifices of some very special warriors will be dedicated in…
