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June 4, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 2): Herodotus

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence of the epic poems. The revolt against it

Lord Clive

October 15, 2019
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Heroes of England, by J. G. Edgar (published 1910). In the early part of the eighteenth century, there lived near Market Drayton, in Shropshire, a

The Loneliest Flight

October 14, 2019
Editor’s note: The following article by S.Sgt. Bob Speer is extracted from Brief, a magazine published for Army Air Force personnel serving in the Pacific Theater (July 24, 1945). No one will

British Altruism

October 12, 2019
By the early Nineteenth Century, the British Navy was the unquestioned leader on the seas. No other nation, or group of nations, was able to compete with their naval supremacy.  “For almost

First Mission

October 7, 2019
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Serenade to the Big Bird, by Bert Stiles (published 1952). Assigned as a co-pilot to the 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group at Bassingbourn, England,
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