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Many a passion and many a career start with a good book. With that in mind, we asked a leading historian to look back at the World War II histories that were most meaningful to him as a boy. D-Day: The Sixth of June, 1944 David Howarth (1959) “I was caught up in the D-Day …
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Daily Quiz for November 7, 2017The only heavyweight boxing champion to retire undefeated, he held the title from 1952-1956.
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… Read MoreA Culture of CrueltyBefore and during World War II, Japanese forces murdered millions of civilians and prisoners of war. Why? On Feb. 16, 1942, Japanese troops herded 23 Australian women into the surf… Read MoreOne Revolution, Two WarsRedcoats were not the only enemies of American Independence. The Declaration of Independence said that by July 1776 the time had come “for one people to dissolve the political band… Read MoreHallowed Ground: Cold Harbor, VirginiaBy the late spring of 1864 Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was advancing on the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va., and relentlessly pressuring Robert E. Lee’s army. With his appointme… Read MoreThe Great Greek TurncoatDuring the 431–404 BC Peloponnesian War, the unscrupulous Alcibiades was a victorious general—for all sides. In one of his lesser-known plays, Timon of Athens, William Shakespeare … Read More
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