Burlington 1776: The Forgotten Opportunity
The 1776 campaign season had ended badly for General George Washington and the Continental Army as the dejected Patriots struggled through foul..
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The Unimportance of John Brown’s Raid on Ticonderoga
A lesser-known action during Gen. John Burgoyne’s 1777 campaign occurred at Ticonderoga and Mount Independence in the days surrounding the first..
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Life below decks (Image source: Royal Museums Greenwich)“Sailors’ days involved a patchwork of short periods of work interspersed with rest creating..
Read MoreNewspapers as a Rebel Source of Intelligence
The study of intelligence has always suffered from a bias towards the derring-do of spies, stealing of secrets, breaking of codes, and covert action. ..
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Marine Pfc. Gerald Thursby Sr. (left) and Pfc. Douglas Lightheart take a break amid heavy fighting on Peleliu. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons)“For..
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In the spring of 1969, I arrived in Vietnam as a sergeant in the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) after completing a small unit leadership..
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