History's Witnesses
Francis Van Valkenburgh participated in many of the most significant battles of the Revolution and witnessed historic events as a private in the Continental Army. But his story would have been lost to us had it not been for his wife Sylvia and her pension widow's applicartion written 60 years after the war.
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Winchester: The Rifles That Built America
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The General Who Drove Britain Out Of America With 170 Men
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The Battle That Broke Britain’s Army — Saratoga, 1777
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The Entire History of The American Revolution
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The Challenger Explosion Was So Much Worse Than You Think
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How Did The South LOSE A War They Should Have Won?
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1500 Years of Russian History in 30 Minutes
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The 1913 Gettysburg Reunion - Episode One - Why Did 55,000 Veterans Return to Gettysburg?
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The True Story Behind the American Revolutionary War's First Battle
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A British Officer's Account of Gettysburg
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Why Nobody Wants to Drive Route 66 Anymore
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The Siege of Fort Pulaski
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Guadalcanal: The Turning Point Of The Pacific Theater
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Sherman Left Atlanta and Disappeared – The Confederacy Panicked
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How the Mighty Scharnhorst Was Sunk
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The Brutal Truth About America’s Combat Shotguns in Vietnam
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When This German Fighter Flew Into His B-17 — He Landed With It Still Inside
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Why Every Japanese Commander Who Went to Guadalcanal Made the Exact Same Mistake
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Why Sperm Whales Are The Most TERRIFYING Apex Predator On Earth
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