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Driven to help, Louise Thuliez aided underground networks in France despite facing an all-too-real threat of execution.

These historical gadgets could be smuggled right under the enemy's nose.

A picture is worth a thousand words. 

From brilliant victories to unpredictable military upsets, these conflicts stunned the ancient world.

Once a forbidden subject, recent years have begun to bring details of a dark time to light.

Real devastation, fictional monsters, and a swimsuit all collided in the Pacific Ocean.

Poor communication resulted in a naval disaster.

This indigenous tribe refused to succumb to imperialist rule.

What it really means to fight like a girl.

The 17th president narrowly avoided conviction in 1868.

These military books will take you back to some of the most thrilling combat zones throughout history.

Time on or near the front lines shaped these authors' lives and work.

It wasn't all just swords and lances...

Superior numbers sometimes just mean a chance at superior embarrassment.

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The 1879 conflict had a surprising outcome.

These three battles shaped the fate of the world—especially because their results were so shocking.

This year's finest biographies brought fresh insight to previously trodden lives and uncovered those that history has forgotten.

Every American knows about the tossed tea that sparked a revolution—but there's more to this story than what you learned in third grade.