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HistoryNet, Vietnam, Vietnam Point of View
Rapid mobilization of Communist anti-aircraft guns, missiles and jet fighters provided Hanoi with a potent resistance to U.S. bombers in the early years of the Vietnam War...
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Mag: Vietnam Hero, Personalities, Politics, Rolling Thunder, Vietnam, Vietnam First Person, Vietnam Personalities
How author Maggie Ruth learned the fate of the MIA on her POW bracelet, and changed her view of Vietnam veterans...
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Ask Mr. History, Personalities
Who Is This Man and What Did He Do?...
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HistoryNet
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In this interview, HistoryNet reporter Rebecca Miller interviews historical author Dorothy Love. Love is an award-winning writer known for her ability to bring historical color and refinement to historical fiction. Her latest novel, Mrs....
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American History, Ask Mr. History
Can you recommend a good general book on U.S. history?...
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An American Place, HistoryNet
Welcome to An American Place This page carries on from the department of the same name on the back page of every issue of American History magazine. Here you’ll find additional material, including videos, interviews, slideshows, and...
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American History Magazine
Memorial Day falls on the last Monday of May. Americans all over the country honor fallen soldiers with parades, barbecues, and commemorative services. But how much do you know about the history of Memorial Day......
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America's Civil War, Ask Mr. History
Seeking Information on Camp On Wea...
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Military History Book Reviews
William Geroux recounts the unsung sacrifice of merchant mariners from Mathews County, Virginia...
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Military History Book Reviews
Matthew Davenport relates the U.S. 1st Infantry Division's opening battle of World War I at Cantigny, France...
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American History Magazine
President-elect Abraham Lincoln remained strangely silent as threats of secession became a reality during the long winter before his inauguration. ON THE EVE OF HIS VICTORY in the 1860 presidential election, Abraham Lincoln surprised a...
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American History Magazine
The fourth U.S. presidential contest ended in a tie that tested the limits of the Constitution, threatened the breakup of the country and solidified our two-party political system. Less than 20 years after the last guns of the War of...
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American History Magazine
An outspoken war critic raised the Union establishment’s hackles and put Abraham Lincoln on guard against what he called The Fire in the Rear. A fist slammed violently against the front door, startling the couple within from a deep...
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Civil War Times Magazine
In striking contrast to robust Nathan Bedford Forrest and athletic John Hunt Morgan, Joseph Wheeler Jr. stood 5 feet 2 inches in his stocking feet and weighed no more than 120 pounds. He was 15 years younger than Forrest and 11 years...
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Civil War Times Magazine
Confederates saw the Battle of the Crater as proof of Yankee immorality and eventual Southern victory. In December 2003, moviegoers were treated to a vivid recreation of the Battle of the Crater in the film Cold Mountain. The engagement,...
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American History Magazine
On November 1, 1872, Susan B. Anthony entered a barbershop in Rochester, N.Y., that doubled as a voter registration office and insisted she had as much right to vote as any man. Startled officials allowed her to register after she...