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The Battle of Britain ended 85 years ago today—closing a months-long air war with clear parallels to the ongoing fight in the skies over Ukraine.

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A National Guard captain has warned that damage to China’s ports during a US-China war could be long and arduous to repair—with long-term impacts to the US economy as well.

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This video tells the true story of the Heavy Water Sabotage mission during World War II, carried out to stop[...] ...