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fromQueerty
2 weeks ago

America's drill sergeant daddy? The man who whipped Washington's army into shape may have been gay - Queerty

Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, a Prussian nobleman, emigrated to the US and became a key figure in the military during the American Revolutionary War, despite facing accusations of homosexuality.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
World politics

How to end this war

Public support for US wars has historically been high, but current sentiment against the war on Iran shows a significant shift.
fromPrx
1 year ago
US news

The World

Saigon's fall symbolizes Vietnam's liberation struggle, contrasting American views of the war's unpopularity.
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fromAxios
7 months ago

Trump seeks to rename Department of Defense to Department of War

Efforts are underway to rename the Department of Defense to "Department of War," including symbolic actions, while legal obstacles and historical changes remain.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Among the Palms the Bomb review the enviromental scars left behind by the US's atom-blast testing

The film traces enduring environmental and human consequences of 20th-century US military projects on landscapes and Indigenous communities.
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fromBrooklyn Eagle
11 months ago

May 11: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

The establishment of the School of Submarine Defense was a pivotal move in enhancing U.S. coast defense capabilities amid a limited naval presence.
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