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The saga of Kim Phuc will forever be a clarion to the consequences of war and the resilience of the human spirit. Forty years ago, a 9-year-old girl severely burned by napalm ran screaming down a highway in Vietnam, her clothes torn off to escape the searing heat. Kim Phuc’s terror was captured by Associated …
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Why We Won’t Give Up TortureSome 150 years ago, Western armies all but abandoned torture. It has returned with a vengeance. In 1849, pacifists felt history was on their side. A series of idealistic revolution… Read MoreVietnam Letters from Readers- Autumn 2011Germany’s Plan Z in WWII: More Subs Needed? I read John M. Taylor’s “Raiders of the High Seas” Summer 2011 with interest, though I disagree with his conclusion that Germany before … Read MoreDeath From BelowIn World War I, whole companies of men were assigned to burrow beneath enemy soldiers, then blow them sky high. They called themselves moles. Most were short, wiry men from the min… Read MoreThe Maccabees of St. GallNinth-century Benedictine monks created a beautifully illustrated account of the Jewish revolt of 174 BC. In the modern imagination, the medieval knight is a glamorous figure. No o… Read MoreDaily Quiz for November 17, 2017On December 15, 1971, Laurie Anderson, Sue Ann Baker, Kathryn Clark, Holly Hufschmidt, and Phyllis Shantz as a group became the first five women to work in this occupation.
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