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The fifty-fourth annual meeting of the American Historical Association, held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., on 28–30 December 1939, drew 1,072 registered participants, making it the second largest gathering of the association to that date. The session entitled “Land Power and Sea...read more

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This is a filmed biography of Douglas MacArthur, General of the U.S. Army, with focus on World War I in Western Europe, World War II battles in the Pacific, and early days of fighting in Korea.read more

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 Lieutenant) December 29, 2014
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During the Second World War, America possessed the great military leaders needed to guide its armed forces successfully through that terrible ordeal. Those leaders, whose prewar origins have often been obscure, met the challenges of worldwide conflict and went on to provide direction for the...read more

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At the time of this death on January 2, 2011, Major Richard “Dick” Winters was probably the most recognized company commander of World War II’s European theater. He was an extraordinary combat officer whose story historian Stephen E. Ambrose chronicled in Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th...read more

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 Lieutenant) December 02, 2014

Otto Skorzeny, uno de los personajes más legendarios y admirados por el Führer, fue uno de los jefes de comando favoritos de Hitler. Recibía órdenes directamente del propio Hitler.

Experto en acciones de espionaje y sabotaje, fue apodado por los estadounidenses como Caracortada debido a...read more

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 HQ Batallón) November 26, 2014

Josef "Pips" Priller was a German World War II fighter ace. He has become famous because of the publicity regarding his Focke-Wulf's Fw 190A-8's single strafing pass attack on Sword Beach on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), accompanied by his wingman Herbert Huppertz. This act was first brought to the...read more

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