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Marquis de Lafayette
The Large Hearts of Heroes
by Jack Kelly
On the Fourth of July 1825, Gilbert du Motier, known universally as Lafayette,…
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Revolutionary Brothers: “Your Name Here Is Held In Veneration”
by Tom Chaffin
In our fourth excerpt from Revolutionary Brothers, the Marquis de Lafayette returns to…
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Revolutionary Brothers: “No One Better Situated”
by Tom Chaffin
In our third featured excerpt from Revolutionary Brothers, the Continental Army celebrates the…
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Revolutionary Brothers: “To Learn, and Not to Teach”
by Tom Chaffin
In Tom Chaffin's second excerpt from Revolutionary Brothers, the Marquis de Lafayette inspects…
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Revolutionary Brothers: “Flattered by the Command”
by Tom Chaffin
In the first of five excerpts from Revolutionary Brothers, Tom Chaffin chronicles Thomas…
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Marquis de Lafayette
America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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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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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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The Cave Man
by Tom Clavin
Did you know that there was a series of events known as the…
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