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Germany and Italy also had midget subs in World War II

When you think of “midget submarines” in the context of World War II, Japan’s spring to mind. It makes sense seeing as they played a role in the attack on Pearl Harbor — in fact, one such submarine was found beached near Oahu, exhumed, and then…

ByHarold C. Hutchison

How the Marines’ hero of Guadalcanal died at Iwo Jima

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Relatives of Hamilton and Burr fought the famous duel 200 years later

ByBlake Stilwell

These Jewish assassins targeted former Nazis to avenge the Holocaust

ByBlake Stilwell

This German general told Hitler off in the most satisfying way ever

ByTim Kirkpatrick

Rob Riggle continues to be awesome with the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend

4 outstanding things you didn’t know about Sgt. York

ByTim Kirkpatrick

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Germany and Italy also had midget subs in World War II

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Why the Navy needed Spruance-class destroyers

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This was the “Hercules of the American Revolution”

ByTim Kirkpatrick

How the Marines’ hero of Guadalcanal died at Iwo Jima

ByExplore The Archive

Relatives of Hamilton and Burr fought the famous duel 200 years later

ByBlake Stilwell

These Jewish assassins targeted former Nazis to avenge the Holocaust

ByBlake Stilwell

This German general told Hitler off in the most satisfying way ever

ByTim Kirkpatrick

Rob Riggle continues to be awesome with the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend

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This WWII bomber was finally found after 70 years

ByJoseph Rosenthal

This Greyhound packed some serious firepower

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ByHarold C. Hutchison

This Medal of Honor recipient turned ‘rejects’ into war heroes

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These armored M1s were nothing like the Abrams

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How going to war brings out the best and worst in people

ByBlake Stilwell

This is the real Sgt. Pepper from the Beatles album cover

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How the Thud dominated the enemy in the air and on land

ByHarold C. Hutchison

This Civil War veteran served all the way through World War I

ByBlake Stilwell

This soldier risked everything to save his friend in Tal Afar

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Here’s how the angled deck made carriers deadlier

ByHarold C. Hutchison

How Japan was suckered into revealing Midway was a target

ByHarold C. Hutchison

Landing planes on carriers in World War II took a lot of help

ByHarold C. Hutchison

This vintage Army guide to Iraq is surprisingly relevant

ByEric Milzarski

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