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America's Civil War August 11, 2004 John D. Pelzer	Desperate Ironclad Assault at Trent's Reach With Confederate forces strangled at Petersburg, the Southern Navy prepared to assault the enemy's supply depot at City Point. But first, Rebel ships had to get past Trent's Reach.
Civil War Times December 2007 Mark K. Ragan	Singer's Secret Service Corps: Causing Chaos During the Civil War A group of Texas friends led by Edgar Singer raised havoc with their torpedoes and helped finance CSS Hunley.
America's Civil War Donald L. Barnhart Jr.	Admiral Porter's Ironclad Hoax After a botched Union naval effort on the Mississippi River, Rear Admiral David D. Porter resorted to trickery to prevent one of his captured ironclads from being used by the Confederates.
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Military History October 2005 William E. Welsh	Nelson at Trafalgar: He Did His Duty Horatio Nelson's two-column charge into the Franco-Spanish line was risky, but it won him the battle -- at the cost of his life.
Military History December 2007 Richard A. Gabriel	The Roman Navy: Masters of the Mediterranean The Romans started with no navy or naval warfare experience, but that didn't stop them from ruling the seas for more than four centuries
Civil War Times August 2007 Marc Leepson	At Washington's Gates: Jubal Early's Chance to Take the Capitol A Confederate army came within hours of capturing the Federal capital and dramatically altering the 1864 presidential election, the war and the ultimate fate of two American nations.
America's Civil War March 10, 2005 Fred L. Ray	Pre-Dawn Assault on Fort Stedman Led by select groups of sharpshooters, the weary, muddy troops of the Army of Northern Virginia made one last desperate push to break out of Petersburg.
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America's Civil War July 2005 Jeffry C. Burden	Failed Attack at Vicksburg Ulysses S. Grant thought his formidable Army of the Tennessee could take Vicksburg from a "beaten" foe by direct assault. He was wrong, thanks to near-impregnable fortifications, renewed Southern spirit, and surprisingly suspect Northern generalship.
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AskMen.com Aaron Broverman	Top 10: Warships The warships on our top 10 list either helped define a country's naval superiority over another or they meant a technological milestone in the very way modern wars are fought.
Civil War Times July 2007 Michael Dreese	Fighting and Dying for the Colors at Gettysburg Beyond their practical value on Civil War battlefields, regimental flags and other banners embodied the pride, honor and bravery of the soldiers who willingly gave their lives to defend them.
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National Defense September 2004 Harold Kennedy	At War, Navy Finds New Uses for Reserve Forces As part of its effort to reduce the strain of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Navy is moving to integrate its 83,000 reservists into active-duty operations. "We are moving away from the `weekend-warrior' culture," said Vice Adm. John G. Cotton, chief of the Naval Reserve.
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National Defense April 2007 Scott C. Truver	Mines, Improvised Explosives: A Threat to Global Commerce? The United States confronts the formidable task of protecting some 95,000 miles of coastlines and thousands of miles of inland waterways, including 361 ports.
Parameters Summer 2006	Book Reviews Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis. By Jimmy Carter... State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century. By Francis Fukuyama... Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-1945. By Max Hastings... etc.
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National Defense February 2008 Grace V. Jean	Marine Corps Makes Strong Pitch for `Sea Bases' Senior Marine Corps officials are asking Navy leaders to commit to a plan to deploy floating military bases within the next decade.
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National Defense January 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Military Bases at Sea: No Longer Unthinkable Staging a military campaign the size of Operation Iraqi Freedom entirely from ships at sea---with no access to land bases---would seem inconceivable to most defense planners. Nonetheless, the notion is gaining momentum at the Pentagon.
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National Defense June 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Federal Agencies Tackle Maritime Security, Ports First The U.S. government's plan to increase its awareness of activities on the world's waterways is starting close to home, as many federal agencies turn their attention to ports. Officials from the Navy and DHS said the task of securing the maritime domain is a global problem.
National Defense January 2006 Grace Jean	Naval `Sea Base' Supporters Seek to Prove Worth to Army Navy officials have drawn up plans to deploy a floating military base capable of supporting two combat brigades by 2019. It is not yet clear, however, whether the sea base concept is based on solid analysis or whether its potential benefits justify the cost.
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National Defense March 2012 Eric Beidel	Navy Leaders Want a More Flexible Fleet After fighting two land wars for a decade, the military is putting an emphasis back on the sea and is shifting its focus to the Asia-Pacific region and to a more maritime-weighted mission in the Middle East.
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