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The War Behind Me: Vietnam Veterans Confront the Truth About U.S. War Crimes by Deborah Nelson, Basic Books, 2008, $26.95, www.warbehindme.com Once upon a time, there was an army that had been defeated in war. Reeling from the psychological impact of its loss, the mostly conservative officer corps came to a general consensus about why …
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Encounter: Mark Twain Toasts Ulysses S. Grant“There is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress,” Mark Twain used to joke. He was speaking from personal experience. Before his pen name became famous, Samue… Read MoreDaily Quiz for January 10, 2018This meteorological term was first used in 1952 by two Air Force weather researchers.
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… Read MoreInterview: Fred Greenstein, an expert on comparative styles of presidential leadershipCan Obama achieve his sweeping goals? His conciliatory approach and tendency to move to the middle ground have profound limitations in today’s polarized political climate. Although… Read MoreAmerican History Gazette-February 2010U.S. and Coin Dealer Fight Over Rare Gold Double Eagles Double Eagles, $20 gold pieces minted in 1933 but never circulated, are America’s most fabled coins. In 2002, one surfaced a… Read MoreThe First: Credit CardCash was still king in 1949 when Frank X. McNamara, head of a New York City financial company, hatched an idea for harried businessmen who had to pick up the tab for entertaining c… Read More
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