Military History

Celebrating 250 Years of the USA

The History Reader: Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the USA
To honor the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, The History Reader has put…
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Featured Excerpt: Running Deep

Tang (SS-563), port side view entering Pearl Harbor.

by Tom Clavin

In Running Deep, New York Times bestselling author Tom Clavin reveals the true…
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The Centennial Fire

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by Chris Wimmer

dd The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to…
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7 Books to Read for Veterans Day

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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

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by Jonathan M. Katz

WCAG Heading Gangsters of Capitalism tells the story…
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Celebrating the Holidays: 15 Books History Buffs Will Love

by The History Reader

WCAG Heading While the holidays are primarily a time to reconnect with…
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The Philadelphia: Our Most Evocative National Relic

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by Jack Kelly

WCAG Heading I have traveled to Revolutionary-era battlefields and forts. I’ve examined countless eighteenth-century…
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Death Over Dishonor: The Battle of Cannae (216 B.C.)

by Michael Walsh

WCAG Heading In the following excerpt from his book Last Stands, author Michael…
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Blood Money—A Short History of Mercenaries in Modern Warfare

by J. R. Olson

Wcag Heading Mercenary. A noun with a lot of historical and literary…
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Alexander Cochrane and the Enduring Myths of the War of 1812

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