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Jungle Rot with the Horses: The Story of Merrill’s Marauders
End of an Era: The National Defense Service Medal
Unbreakable Navajo Marines: WWII Code Talkers
Entombed, But Never Truly Gone: The USS Oklahoma
Opinion: What I Learned in 8th Grade Social Studies
Westward They Go to God: The Handcart Pioneers
The White House Bullpen: Ceremonial First Pitches by U.S. Presidents
Opinion: Why I Love Wilson’s Creek Battlefield
Contact and Brawls: The Combat Action Ribbon
Opinion Piece: Why Study History?
Efficiency, Honor, Fidelity: The Good Conduct Medal
‘Unternehmen Walküre’: Killing Hitler (Almost)
American Pallas Athene: The Women’s Army Corps Service Medal
Nubian Neighbors: The Long Overshadowed African Kingdom
Harsh Waters, Hard Sailors: The Story of the Shetland Bus
The Flight Stuff: The Wright Brothers Ingenuity
In the Government Know: The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Oklahoma Bat: The Military History of Fred Laverne Richardson
Jim Crow Follow Us to England: The Battle of Bamber Bridge
Persons of Exceptional Prominence: Celebrities in the Military
European Roots: How to Research Immigration and Naturalization Records
Here Come the Scots: Burns Clubs, Clan Organizations, and St. Andrew Societies in North America
Humanity in the Ocean: The SEALAB Program and Capt. George Bond, MD
‘Some People Have To Get Killed’: CIA Operations During the Korean War
The First Landing: The Navy / Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal
Eternal Remembrance: National Cemeteries for the U.S. Armed Forces
Sakoku: The Isolation of Japan
Americans, Germans, and French, Oh My: The Strange Battle for Castle Itter
Aerial Heroism: The History of the Air Medal
The Prophet’s Bodyguard: A Look at the Life of Orrin Porter Rockwell (Part 2 of 2)
The Prophet’s Bodyguard: A Look at the Life of Orrin Porter Rockwell (Part 1 of 2)
Apaches in the Pacific: The Story of the 345th Bombardment Group
Mi-tsi a-da-zi, Roche Jaune, the Yellowstone
Valor from Years Ago: Inactive and Obsolete Awards and Decorations in the U.S. Armed Forces
This Grad Life: Learning Experiences as a Graduate Student
Nothing Like Homemade: Making Beer, Wine, and Spirits during Prohibition
The Dry Crusader: Wayne Wheeler’s Quest for Prohibition
The Unadulterated McCoy: Rum-Running on the Eastern Seaboard
Teaching History in these COVID-19 Times
Semper Paratus: Requesting U.S. Coast Guard Medals (Special Edition)
Meritorious Service: Requesting U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Medals (4 of 4)
For Heroic Acts: Requesting U.S. Air Force Medals (3 of 4)
Distinguished Service: Requesting U.S. Army Medals (2 of 4)
Gallantry and Valor: Requesting Military Medals (1 of 4)
Going Through the Files: Researching Military Records
Measuring Success by Counting Corpses
The Immortal Memory of the Bard: Robert Burns
The Killing Evolution of Civil War Weapons
Teaching and Engaging Students about History
Thinking Critically About History
The Spirit of Woman Power in WWI
The Committee on Public Information: Would You Like to Know More?
Little Gun Shoot Fast: The Choctaw Army Code-Talkers
Why the WWI Christmas Truce Endures Forever
The Death Knell for Alcohol: World War I
On A Mission For the Nation: Father Francis Xavier Weninger (Vol 3.)
On A Mission For the Nation: Father Francis Xavier Weninger (Vol. 2)
On A Mission For the Nation: Father Francis Xavier Weninger (Vol. 1)
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