Leadership Stories
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Joan of Arc: The Short but Eventful Life of the Maid of Lorraine
A peasant girl from Domremy talked her way to the future king, lifted the siege of Orleans, and saw him crowned before she turned 18.
The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Recipients of the Medal of Honor
In April 1862, Union raiders stole the locomotive General and ran it north toward Chattanooga. Six of them became the first Medal of Honor recipients.