Military history articles
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A brief history of drag in the military
Over at Substack, writer Cole Haddon (Psalms for the End of the World) digs into the strange relationship between hypermasculine 'Merican men and dressing up in drag. He touches briefly on the cross-dressing world of glam metal (particularly the uber-irony of Queen's existence within that oeuvre), but is much more interested in how the manliness of womanly dress manifested in the military: Female performers were rarely allowed near the fronts [during World War II]; members of the Women's Army...
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Proof Is Out There: Military Mysteries’ on History, Analyzing and Debriefing Stories From Curious Corners Of Wartime Lore
New series The Proof Is Out There: Military Mysteries would fit right into a past era of grazing cable programming on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
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Sailor Spotlight: From Military Child to Military Officer
No matter what life throws your way, Cmdr. Kellie Smith is adamant about one thing: Never give up.