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Orange and Alexandria Railroad

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Mulberry artificial harbour during the Normandy Invasion

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Orange and Alexandria Railroad

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Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

Where Is “Old Zealand”?

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

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combat support global logistics logistic specialization military base military supply quartering self-containment service support staged resupply naval base tactics strategy law of war rules of engagement Pyrrhic victory proxy war guerrilla warfare naval warfare ethnic conflict air warfare

Key People

Groener, Wilhelm

Wilhelm Groener

German general and politician