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Western Writers of America Announces Its 2024 Wister Award Winner

Each year since 1961 Western Writers of America has bestowed on a respected individual its Owen Wister Award for lifetime…

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Do We need to Reconsider What Makes an Ace?

“I never imagined I was going to be doing this when we launched,” said Captain Earl Ehrhart of U.S. Marine…

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The Ercoupe Is Easy to Fly–But You Better Not Be in a Hurry

So you’ve had a “fender bender” in your plane and are in need of some wings. What do you do? …

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In Patriotic Melodies in the Civil War North, “Freedom” Wasn’t Necessarily a Cry for African-American Emancipation

Anyone who explores Civil War–era history should pay close attention to how people at the time understood and used key…

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From Korea to Vietnam, This West Pointer Was An Inspiration To All Who Knew Him

On March 30, 1972, the aging revolutionaries in Hanoi’s Politburo abandoned the strategy of protracted struggle and launched an all-out…

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What’s More Engaging Than a War Movie? This Documentary About the Filming of War Movies

War Movie: The American Battle in Cinema (on DVD and Blu-ray, five-part documentary, 315 minutes), Cantilever Films, written and directed…

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Special Guest Star: The B-17

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress has found itself back in the spotlight after the January 26 debut of the AppleTV+…

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Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Shannon, Set to Star in President Garfield Assassination Historical Drama

Michael Shannon (“Nocturnal Animals”) is to play assassinated President James A. Garfield with Matthew Macfadyen (“Succession”) as his killer Charles Guiteau in…

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This B-24 Co-Pilot Learned That Hell was Four Miles Above Earth

The cold blue sky was spattered with red bursts and puffs of anti-aircraft fire on July 7, 1944. Downward streaks…

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‘Masters of the Air’ Recap: Part I and II

The B-17 was known for its ability to take extreme punishment and stay airborne. A fact that is driven home…

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