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WWI Centennial

Conrad Urges War Against Serbia

History

The U.S. Military's Idiotic Idea for a Gay Bomb

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WWI Centennial

Serbia and Greece Ally Against Bulgaria

WWI Centennial

Montenegro Backs Down, Greeks and Bulgarians Clash

WWI Centennial

Austria-Hungary Mobilizes Against Montenegro

WWI Centennial

Montenegro Takes Scutari, Austria-Hungary Threatens War

WWI Centennial

Ceasefire in the Balkans, French War Council Approves Plan XVII

History

10 Things You Might Not Know About the Korean War

History

The U.S. Army's Plans for WWII Bat Bombs

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How the U.S. Army Made War with the Language of Peace

In the 1950s and 60s, the U.S. Army conducted training exercises using an imaginary enemy named, quite simply, Aggressor. The soldiers assigned to play the part of Aggressor troops had to speak a different language: Esperanto, the language of peace. ... READ ON