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Legendary Leaders: The Top 5 Famous Generals of the Civil War

1. Ulysses S. Grant (Union Army) 

One of the most inspirational generals of the Civil War was Ulysses S. Grant. He treated the defeated Confederates with gentility and respect. His humane treatment avoided a protracted guerrilla war that probably would have extended the conflict indefinitely.

Declassified: Top 5 Nazi Weapons Deployed on D-Day

Naval guns

All along the Atlantic Wall were concrete casemates containing naval guns of various sizes and calibers.  The ones stationed along the coast of Normandy were intended to prevent the Allies from launching an effective seaborne attack on France.