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George Crook: From the Redwoods to Appomattox Paul Magid; University of Oklahoma Press Biographies, the late Joseph Harsh once declared, are “the lowest form of history.” Fortunately for readers of From Redwoods to Appomattox—the first modern biography of Union General George Crook— author Paul Magid does a good job of rising above such skepticism. Magid’s …
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What We Learned: from the Battle of VeracruzEntering the White House in 1913, President Woodrow Wilson had one eye on the simmering turmoil in Europe and the other on a problem closer to home—in Mexico, where a chaotic civil… Read MoreValor: Hero at the ControlsArthur Aaron Royal Air Force Victoria Cross Turin, Italy Aug. 12–13, 1943 In 2001 the citizens of Leeds, England, erected a bronze statue in honor of Acting Flight Sergeant Arthur … Read MoreDecisions: Hitler’s Halt OrderWorld War II is replete with decisive moments, from Adolf Hitler’s decision to attack Poland in 1939 to President Harry S. Truman’s 1945 decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshi… Read MoreAviators: Flyboy FaulknerWilliam Faulkner’s love of aviation comes through in his writing. In the summer of 1918, when he was 20, William Faulkner traveled to Canada a Force. He spent six months in flight … Read MoreExtremes: Amerika BombersGermany tried to develop airplanes capable of bombing the United States, but they couldn’t go the distance. Before World War II, Adolf Hitler and his advisers built a tactical air … Read More
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