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The Forty-Three Minute Trap: How Three System Failures Doomed Pearl Harbor
STRATEGY

The Forty-Three Minute Trap: How Three System Failures Doomed Pearl Harbor

The Pearl Harbor system failure was no sudden surprise. Learn how three critical defenses failed in a fatal forty-three minute window.

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A Rich Man’s War, a Poor Man’s Fight: Inside the 1863 New York City Draft Riots
LOGISTICS

A Rich Man’s War, a Poor Man’s Fight: Inside the 1863 New York City Draft Riots

The New York Draft Riots of 1863 exposed the deep racial and class divides of the Union. Discover the true story behind the Civil War's deadliest draft.

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The Hessians Were Not Mercenaries. They Were Not Drunk. They Were Not Even Bad Soldiers.
TACTICS

The Hessians Were Not Mercenaries. They Were Not Drunk. They Were Not Even Bad Soldiers.

For two hundred years, Americans have believed three lies about the German soldiers who fought in the Revolution. All three are wrong.

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