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Wars Cloaked in Courage

Wars Cloaked in Courage The members of the Armed Forces that fought in the Vietnam War were heroes, some paying the ultimate sacrifice. 235 Medals of Honor were received and since 1978 a further 26 awards have been presented. Of the total of 261 awar ...

Peleliu 1944: The Forgotten Corner Of Hell

Peleliu 1944: The Forgotten Corner Of Hell (Campaign) by Gordeon Rottman The Invasion of Peleliu Island remains one of the bloodiest conflicts between the United States and Japan during World War II (1939-1945). During World War II Japan had prepared ...

Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides “History of the Peloponnesian War” Thucydides’s “History of the Peloponnesian War,” Translated by Rex Warner in 1954 is by far one of the best books I have ever read. The book was written 400 years before Christ. It gives an ...

George C. Marshall: A Marshall Plan For Leadership And Selfless Service

George C. Marshall: A Marshall Plan For Leadership And Selfless Service General Marshall led the effort of the War Department during World War II. His leadership of the U.S. Armed Forces is often overlooked. However, his reflection on selfless servic ...

Seeds of Terror

Seeds of Terror by Gretchen Peters Veteran reporter Gretchen Peters persuasively makes the case not to think of the Taliban and al Qaeda as religious fanatics fighting the influence of Western culture. Instead, the Taliban and al Qaeda are fewer ideo ...

The Intellectual Devotional American History

The Intellectual Devotional American History by David Kidder and Noah Oppenheim The 365 entries on American history is designed to be read one each day and covers such topics as the Spanish-American War, Great Depression and profiles on Abraham Linco ...

There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but boys, it is all hell.

– General William Sherman

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