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Master and Commander (History on the High Seas)

Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey commands a crew of 197 men aboard the HMS Surprise, a Royal Navy frigate sailing off the coast of South America in 1805. (Read our article on Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World)

Glory: Fighting for Freedom

When Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, Massachusetts Governor John Andrew asks Shaw to command a groundbreaking "Negro" or "colored" regiment, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. (Read our article on Glory)

Saving Private Ryan: D-Day Uncompromised

When Steven Spielberg's World War II epic, Saving Private Ryan, was released in the summer of 1998, it was widely praised for its clear-eyed, authentic portrait of war, as well as of the heroism of ordinary American soldiers.(Read our article on the Saving Private Ryan)

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