military history

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  2/15/19
  

  The black men of the Civil War were America’s original ‘dreamers’

  by Colbert I. King

  Like dreamers of today, those black soldiers and sailors also had families and attended churches; some were enrolled in schools. 

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  2/19/19
  

  New Interactive Tool Maps the American War on Terror

  by Stephanie Savell

  In general, the American public has largely ignored these post-9/11 wars and their costs. But the vastness of Washington’s counterterror activities suggests, now more than ever, that it’s time to pay attention.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  2/14/19
  

  Veni, Vidi, Tweeti (I Came, I Saw, I Tweeted)

  by Tom Engelhardt

  An Obituary for the Republic

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian.com
  2/13/19
  

  The History of Poisoning the Well

  From ancient Mesopotamia to modern-day Iraq, the threat to a region’s water supply is the cruelest cut of all  

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• SOURCE: CNN
  2/13/19
  

  The wreck of a WWII US Navy aircraft carrier, lost for 76 years, has been found in the South Pacific

  It had lain dormant on the murky ocean floor -- some three miles beneath the surface -- for more than 76 years.

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• SOURCE: Real Clear History
  2/12/19
  

  Sobering Stats: 15,000 U.S. Airmen Killed in Training in WW II

  The B-24 bomber was nicknamed the “flying coffin” due to its many problems.

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• SOURCE: Time
  2/11/19
  

  The Hidden Segregation of Military Executions During the Civil Rights Movement

  How did the United States Army, during the early years of the civil rights movement, deal with the crucible issues of race and capital punishment?

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• SOURCE: Oxford University Press Blog
  2/12/19
  

  What the Paris Peace Conference can teach us about politics today

  by Anand Menon, Margaret MacMillan, Patrick Quinton-Brown

  Many of the challenges that concern us today—ethnic nationalisms, building the foundations for peace and prosperity around the globe, managing and containing war, or the future of Europe—were discussed in Paris a hundred years ago.

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  2/12/19
  

  The Most Dangerous Weapon Ever Rolls Off the Nuclear Assembly Line

  by James Carroll

  The history behind the latest nuclear weapons. 

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• SOURCE: Lobe Log
  2/11/19
  

  The 1979 Revolution: Unfinished Business In Iran

  by Shervin Malekzadeh

  One thing that must be understood about Iran, about living there, is that the Revolution is never officially discussed as a finished event.

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• SOURCE: Time
  2/6/19
  

  How the U.S. Departure From Afghanistan Could Echo Kissinger's Moves in Vietnam

  by David Kaiser

  Neither involvement, in retrospect, was ever likely to have succeeded, because the political forces the U.S. chose to support were too weak to deal with an armed opposition supported from a neighboring territory.

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• 2/20/19
  

  Why Aren't Americans More Enraged About Russian Interference? World War 2 History Helps Explain

  by William K. Klingaman

  Even after Pearl Harbor, "the Greatest Generation" was often complacent about foriegn threats. 

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• 2/10/19
  

  The Polar Bear Expedition: When America Intervened in Russian Affairs

  by James Carl Nelson

  As allegations and investigations swirl around the questions of Russian intervention in our 2016 elections, it’s worth a look back one hundred years to our own intervention in Russia. 

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• 2/10/19
  

  The American Tourist in Paris: A Retrospective

  by Lauren Jannette

  Although no longer breaking furniture, running out on checks, and throwing racist fits about the evening’s entertainment, Americans remain an integral part of Paris’s continued debates over the benefits and detriments of being one of the world’s largest tourists destinations. 

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• SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
  2/5/19
  

  Lost in TrumpWorld

  by Andrew Bacevich

  War in the Shadows (of You Know Who)

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• 2/5/19
  

  Don’t Invade Venezuela

  by Alan McPherson

  Contrary to what most believe, a military intervention in South America would be unprecedented

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  2/2/19
  

  She made history as a Navy pilot. An all-female squadron just flew over her funeral.

  Capt. Rosemary Mariner, who died Jan. 24, broke barriers throughout her career, opening doors for other women.

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• 2/2/19
  

  Is This the Right Way to End a War?

  Many experts worry that the U.S. is repeating the mistakes of Vietnam in Afghanistan.

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• 1/31/19
  

  Marie Colvin: an Amazing Woman Whose Life Was Cut Short Trying to Present Us with the Truth

  by James Thornton Harris

  In Extremis, Lindsey Hilsum's new biography of the journalist,  shows that underlying the glamor of celebrity and the adrenaline-rush of dodging gunfire was a committed humanitarian.

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• SOURCE: Time
  1/29/19
  

  Trump's Troop Ban Is Part of a Long, Dark History of Accusing Trans People of Threatening National Stability

  by Julio Capó, Jr.

  People gendered differently from what was assigned to them at birth have served in the American military since at least the 18th century.