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Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons
The colonial victory against the British in the American Revolutionary War was far from a predetermined outcome. In addition ...
Winchendon Civil War era cannon restored: What makes it so rare
A cannon which dates back prior to the Civil War was restored over the winter and recently returned to Legion Park in ...
Historical US Weapons Embargoes That Are Still in Place Today
The United States has a long and storied history of trade with the international community. Following the Second World War, ...
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50 years after Lebanon's civil war began, a bullet-riddled bus stands as a reminder
What happened on April 13, 1975, would change the course of Lebanon. An attack on a bus in Beirut plunged the country into 15 ...
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Fort Jackson lives on after flopping in its starring role defending New Orleans in the Civil War
With Louisiana’s militias off fighting in Virginia and Tennessee, the job of defending the Crescent City fell to two forts ...
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Review: In ‘Lincoln’s Peace,’ Michael Vorenberg searches for an end date of the Civil War
"LINCOLN'S PEACE: THE STRUGGLE TO END THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR" by Michael Vorenberg (Alfred ... As the Army of Northern Virginia was stacking its guns before the Army of the Potomac, most ...