The road to independence took many turns in RI. Step into the pre-Revolutionary War era

On July 17, the Liberty brought two Connecticut-based ships into Newport Harbor, accusing their captains of customs violations. The captain of one of the Connecticut ships, Joseph Packwood, went ...
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RESTORING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF WAR

Section 1. Purpose. On August 7, 1789, 236 years ago, President George Washington signed into law a bill establishing the United States Department of War to oversee the operation and maintenance of ...
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The West Point History of World War II : the United States Military Academy / editors, Clifford J. Rogers, Ty Seidule, and Steve R. Waddell

1. The road to war / Steve R. Waddell -- 2. German years of victory / Robert M. Citino -- 3. Britain stands alone / Richard J. Overy -- 4. The Germans turn East : Operation Barbarossa and the ...
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America's longest war : the United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 / George C. Herring

A dead-end alley: the United States, France and the First Indochina War, 1950-1954 -- Our offspring: nation-building in South Vietnam, 1954-1961 -- Limited partnership: Kennedy and Diem, 1961-1963 -- ...
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West Point Expands Academic Modernization with Development of Department of History and War Studies

WEST POINT, N.Y. – West Point is transforming the Department of History into the Department of History and War Studies, a department charged with producing graduates who understand both history and ...