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The Civil War on Pensacola Bay, 1861-1862 by John K. Driscoll, McFarland & Co., 2008, $55 As the secession winter of 1860-61 turned into spring, two sites—Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor and Fort Pickens on Pensacola Bay—emerged as potential flashpoints in the deepening crisis between the North and South. As the site of the opening …
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Book Review: Islam and Nazi Germany’s WarIslam and Nazi Germany’s War By David Motadel. 500 pp. Harvard University Press, 2014. $35. A Middle Eastern proverb observes that “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Tat a… Read MoreThe U.S.Cavalry’s Last ChargeWith obsolescence looming and the Philippines in peril, American horse soldiers rode in an unlikely but successful fight. “Skinny” Wainwright was fighting mad. With the Japanese po… Read MoreThey Just Said NoGood war or not, thousands of Americans refused to fight in it. JAPAN’S ATTACK on Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into the war galvanized the nation. Officially, domestic conflict… Read MoreAsking for Trouble: The Long Range Desert GroupTo undermine the Afrika Korps, Britain’s Special Interrogation Group went to extremes. In the high Libyan desert, a convoy of five Ford one-and-a- half-ton trucks and eight Canadia… Read MoreOut of Time: The USS HornetWhen the USS Hornet went down, coincidence enveloped a young Marine gunner. As the waves splashed and rolled past the USS Hornet, Lou Carnaghi glanced at his watch. It was just aft… Read More
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