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American Louis Curdes shot down German, Italian and Japanese airplanes, then added a U.S. transport to his tally

The Civil War, which cost roughly 750,000 lives, including more than 200,000 battlefield deaths, is America’s deadliest conflict. It could have been worse.

You may not know his name, but Moses Ezekiel’s bronze and stone sculptures are everywhere.

From the battlefield to the flight home, medical teams saved life and limb with quick responses 

On the eve of the Normandy Invasion, a British Army lieutenant was cast in a surreal production to fool the enemy

Griffin Johnsen, the Armchair Historian, delves into the background and aftermath of the fateful Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

Jack Lowden, 28, is a successful and award-winning actor. Prior to being cast as Lord Darnley in Josie Rourke’s Mary Queen of Scots, Lowden performed on stage as well as in television and film projects. He spoke to Senior Editor Paraag Shukla about the film, which opens in theaters on December 7, 2018. How familiar were you with this particular story prior …

Beau Willimon, 41, is a successful screenwriter and playwright. Prior to writing Mary Queen of Scots, Willimon developed the American adaptation of House of Cards for Netflix. He spoke to Senior Editor Paraag Shukla about the film, which opens in theaters on December 7, 2018. How familiar were you with this particular story prior to coming aboard? My mom is actually …

Josie Rourke, 42, is an award-winning theater and film director. She has worked in theater since 1998 and, in 2011, became the first woman named Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse in London. Rourke spoke to Senior Editor Paraag Shukla about Mary Queen of Scots, her first film, which opens in theaters on December 7, 2018. How familiar were …

Some of the worst warship disasters happened outside of combat