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| | | | | The U.S. Air Force is the youngest American military branch, forming in the 20th century after the invention of the airplane. Learn about the history of the Air Force, how it's structured, the process of joining and leaving, and life during time served. | |
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| | | | | By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - America has always had a love affair with its generals. It started at the founding of the republic with George Washington and continued with (among others) Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. These military men shared something in common: they were winning generals. Washington in the Revolution; Jackson in the War of 1812; Taylor in the Mexican-American War; Grant in the Civil War; and Ike, of course, in World War II. Americans have always loved a hero in uniform -- when he wins. Yet | |
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militaryhistorynow.com
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| | | | | "After the Spanish-American War, American foreign policy in the Western hemisphere became much more aggressive." By Phil Halton THE "BANANA WARS" is a term coined for the conflicts involving the United States across Central America,... | |
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www.newyorker.com
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| | | Masha Gessen on how the politics of memory of the Holocaust and antisemitism obscure what we see in Israel and Gaza today. | ||
