Military History

The Centennial Fire

by Chris Wimmer

The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to…

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7 Books to Read for Veterans Day

by The History Reader

World War I officially came to an end when the Treaty of…

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Smedley Butler: A Gangster of Capitalism

by Jonathan M. Katz

Gangsters of Capitalism tells the story of America’s…

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Celebrating the Holidays: 15 Books History Buffs Will Love

by The History Reader

While the holidays are primarily a time to reconnect with family and…

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The Philadelphia: Our Most Evocative National Relic

by Jack Kelly

I have traveled to Revolutionary-era battlefields and forts. I’ve examined countless eighteenth-century muskets,…

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Death Over Dishonor: The Battle of Cannae (216 B.C.)

by Michael Walsh

In the following excerpt from his book Last Stands, author Michael Walsh discusses…

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Blood Money—A Short History of Mercenaries in Modern Warfare

by J. R. Olson

Mercenary. A noun with a lot of historical and literary baggage. Dictionary.com…

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Alexander Cochrane and the Enduring Myths of the War of 1812

By Willard Sterne Randall The War of 1812, often called “the forgotten conflict,” is probably the…

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World War I Centennial: America’s Entry into The Great War

Exactly 100 years ago today, April 6, 1917 the United States of America declared war on…

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Back Over There: Remembering the Last Survivors of WWI

Richard Rubin Heads Back Over There In The Last of the Doughboys, Richard Rubin introduced readers…

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Military History

Featured Excerpt: President Carter

by Stuart E. Eizenstat

Grounding the B-1 Bomber Exclusive picture of President…

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Wednesday, Bloody Wednesday

by Tom Clavin

Depiction of the fighting near Dunker Church by Thure…

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The Finest Rough-and-Tumble Fighter

by Jack Kelly

Florence Kelley’s father, William, taught his daughter to read in 1866 using books…

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Contrasts in A Place to Hide

by Ronald H. Balson

A Place to Hide is my ninth novel and the seventh set…

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The Notorious Kid Curry

by Tom Clavin

Kid Curry, born as Harvey Logan. Public domain via…

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What Can We Learn from Red Dead Redemption?

by Tore C. Olsson

In his new book Red Dead's History, Tore Olsson reveals the gritty and brutal world that…

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Pat Nixon and “Panda Diplomacy”

by Heath Hardage Lee

As spring came to Washington in 1972, there was little rest for…

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The Decade in Southern History that (Almost) No One Is Talking About

by Tore C. Olsson

Imagine a bookcase large enough to contain all the works ever written…

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Military History

The Centennial Fire

7 Books to Read for Veterans Day

Smedley Butler: A Gangster of Capitalism

Celebrating the Holidays: 15 Books History Buffs Will Love

The Philadelphia: Our Most Evocative National Relic

Death Over Dishonor: The Battle of Cannae (216 B.C.)

Blood Money—A Short History of Mercenaries in Modern Warfare

Alexander Cochrane and the Enduring Myths of the War of 1812

World War I Centennial: America’s Entry into The Great War

Back Over There: Remembering the Last Survivors of WWI

Military History

Featured Excerpt: President Carter

by Stuart E. Eizenstat

Wednesday, Bloody Wednesday

by Tom Clavin

The Finest Rough-and-Tumble Fighter

by Jack Kelly

Contrasts in A Place to Hide

by Ronald H. Balson

The Notorious Kid Curry

by Tom Clavin

What Can We Learn from Red Dead Redemption?

by Tore C. Olsson

Pat Nixon and “Panda Diplomacy”

by Heath Hardage Lee

The Decade in Southern History that (Almost) No One Is Talking About

by Tore C. Olsson

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