What Did Roman Soldiers Eat?
Throughout both its Republican and Imperial periods, Rome was one of the most dominant cultures in the history of the world. That dominance was..
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‘America’s Descent into Vietnam, 1965’ Review: A Good Vietnam War Primer
In Year of the Hawk: America’s Descent into Vietnam, 1965, author James A. Warren sets out to chronicle the Vietnam War with an emphasis on one..
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When we think of opium dens of the 19th century, the conjured image is usually a hazy, smoke-filled room full of questionable characters, right? Well,..
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General George S. Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885—December 21, 1945), America’s best-known World War II battle commander, was famously nicknamed “Old..
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Father Alessandro Cavalli, the parish priest of Neviano de’ Rossi, strode west with purpose toward the Nazi-occupied village of Respiccio, along the..
Read MoreThis French General Never Lost a Battle — So Naturally He Liberated Paris
France holds dear a handful of heroes from World War II, among them towering Gen. Charles de Gaulle, dashing aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (author ..
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