Military History

WCAG Heading WWII-era Okinawa Videos (Credit: PublicResource.org) “Sending rockets at the shores of Pokishi Shima, near…
WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy Callie Oettinger March 9, 1862 saw the battle between the Monitor and…
WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading By Clint VanWinkle Nearly 28,000 people braved the rain to…
WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy Audie Murphy 1 On a hill just inland from the invasion beaches…
WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading By Don Malarkey Chapter 12 “WHAT’S A GUY GOTTA DO…
WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy Steven Saylor My previous novel Roma followed the fortunes of a single…
My previous novel Roma followed the fortunes of a single family through the first thousand years…
dd dd dd By Jules Crittenden There are people who have the ability to surprise you…
dd dd dd By Robert Barker The 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmoble) arrived in Qui Nhon,…
WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading By Larry Gwin Close Air Support at LZ Albany, November…

Military History

To Look Them in the Face: Bunker Hill 250

Map of The Battle of Bunker Hill.

by Jack Kelly

As part of the ongoing celebration of the birth of the United States…

The Red Baron and Early Flyboys During WWI

Photograph of Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the Red Baron.

by Tom Clavin

To celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI on…

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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall

Ducking stool illustration

by Jack Kelly

In honor of Anne Royall's birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares…

Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp

Ben West's painting of Benjamin Franklin drawing electricity from the sky.

by Tim Queeney

In June of 1752, with some sources specifically saying the tenth of June, Benjamin Franklin conducted…

Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam

by Alex Vernon

Alex Vernon, author of Peace Is a Shy Thing, discusses reality versus cinema…

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10 Genius Ideas from the Roman Empire That Still Matter Today

The Roman Empire Got It Right

by Steven Marr

The Roman Empire’s brilliance is far from ancient history. The Roman Empire Got…

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