Posted on February 22, 2022 12:00 pm
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by Jonathan M. Katz
Gangsters of Capitalism by Jonathan M. Katz tells the story of America’s forgotten path to global power through the incredible life of Smedley Butler. Read on for an excerpt.… Read the article
Posted on December 8, 2021 2:30 pm
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by The History Reader
While the holidays are primarily a time to reconnect with family and friends, there is nothing better during these cold months than curling up by the fire and reading a book you can’t put down. As … Read the article
Posted on April 9, 2021 8:41 am
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by Jack Kelly
I have traveled to Revolutionary-era battlefields and forts. I’ve examined countless eighteenth-century muskets, uniforms, swords, and shoe buckles. I’ve looked at the original Declaration of Independence in the National Archives. Yet a single artifact has always stood … Read the article
Posted on January 19, 2021 12:22 pm
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by Michael Walsh
In the following excerpt from his book Last Stands, author Michael Walsh discusses the rising dominance of the Roman military and the shocking outcome of the Battle of Cannae that left historians wondering: how could the best-outfitted … Read the article
Posted on June 17, 2019 12:41 pm
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by J. R. Olson
Mercenary. A noun with a lot of historical and literary baggage. Dictionary.com defines the term as “a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army… a soldier of fortune”. I’ve always liked the term “hired … Read the article
Posted on June 22, 2017 2:34 pm
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By Willard Sterne Randall
The War of 1812, often called “the forgotten conflict,” is probably the least understood American war. Just as frequently, it is described as the Second War of American Independence. This is because of a persistent fallacy … Read the article
Posted on April 6, 2017 4:11 pm
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Exactly 100 years ago today, April 6, 1917 the United States of America declared war on the German Empire and officially entered World War I. Largely forgotten today, Americans across the country volunteered to serve their country and played a … Read the article
Posted on March 30, 2017 7:18 pm
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Richard Rubin Heads Back Over There
In The Last of the Doughboys, Richard Rubin introduced readers to a forgotten generation of Americans: the men and women who fought and won the First World War. Interviewing the war’s last survivors face-to-face, … Read the article
Posted on March 6, 2017 4:28 pm
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by Robert Klara
One of the reasons why we know so much about the perilous and sinister world of Hitler’s hierarchy is because so many of its members spent time documenting it. Propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels kept a diary during … Read the article
Posted on February 9, 2017 3:56 pm
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by Giles Milton
Cecil Vandepeer Clarke viewed his caravan with the sort of affection that most men reserve for their wives. He polished it, tinkered with it and buffed up its cream paintwork with generous quantities of Richfield Auto Wax.… Read the article