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August 1945: Liberation of POWs in Images
By Callie Oettinger Allied Prisoners of War Wave at U.S. Navy planes…
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The “Mogadishu Effect” and Risk Acceptance
By Benjamin Runkle On August 5, 2011, 22 members of SEAL Team Six were killed when…
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August 1944: Liberation of Paris in Images
By Callie Oettinger Mile of August 1944 witnessed an uprising in Paris. By the 25th, the…
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Ho Chi Minh and Thomas Jefferson
By Susan Dunn In September 1945, hundreds of thousands of people jammed the French-looking boulevards and…
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President Clinton’s Foreign Policy
By Sidney Blumenthal President Clinton lost and then gained his footing in both domestic and foreign…
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VJ Day in Pictures
By Callie Oettinger In the afternoon of August 14, 1945, in Japan—the evening of August 14…
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In Images: Berlin Wall at 50
By Callie Oettinger Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the building of…
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President Kennedy and the Berlin Wall
By Michael O'Brien After [the]Vienna [Conference], events turned sour for Khrushchev. Instead of retreating, Kennedy held…
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Albert Einstein and the Atomic Bomb
By Dr. Jürgen Neffe Albert Einstein, 1879-1955. Credit: Library of Congress. …
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Atomic Letters: Einstein, Roosevelt, Sachs
By Callie Oettinger Albert Einstein to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 08/02/1939.Credit: National…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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