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Erich Kempka: Driving Hitler and his Limousines

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WCAG Headingby Robert Klara One of the reasons why we know so much about the perilous…
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Cecil Vandepeer Clarke: Churchill’s Secret Weapon

WCAG Headingby Giles Milton Cecil Vandepeer Clarke viewed his caravan with the sort of affection that…
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Gulf War–Air Campaign, January 16 – February 28, 1991

Wcag Heading Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab Wcag Heading Gulf War–Air Campaign, January…
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Nominating Our Best History Books 2016

As we close in on the end of of the year, we list our best history…
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Takeo Yoshikawa: The Japanese Spy at Pearl Harbor

by Nicholas Best

WCAG Heading When the task force slipped out of port on December 5, 1941,…
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The Battle of Khe Sanh, January 21 – April 8, 1968

Vietnam
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNabWCAG Heading Khe Sanh combat base, built on…
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The Battle of Hue, January 30 – March 3, 1969

WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab As part of the Tet Offensive of…
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Colonel Peter Ortiz and the Covert Marines

WCAG HeadingMichael E. Haskew Among the most compelling and least known U.S. Marine exploits of World…
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Battle of Inchon, September 15–19, 1950

WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab With the North Korean invasion halted, the…
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Life Inside the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp

WCAG Headingby David CesaraniWCAG Heading Until the mass eviction of German Jews to Theresienstadt, the ghetto-camp…
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Military History

To Look Them in the Face: Bunker Hill 250

Map of The Battle of Bunker Hill.

by Jack Kelly

As part of the ongoing celebration of the birth of the United States…
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The Red Baron and Early Flyboys During WWI

Photograph of Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the Red Baron.

by Tom Clavin

To celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI on…
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History Reads: July 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall

Ducking stool illustration

by Jack Kelly

In honor of Anne Royall's birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares…
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Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp

Ben West's painting of Benjamin Franklin drawing electricity from the sky.

by Tim Queeney

In June of 1752, with some sources specifically saying the tenth of June, Benjamin Franklin conducted…
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Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam

by Alex Vernon

Alex Vernon, author of Peace Is a Shy Thing, discusses reality versus cinema…
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Historical Summer Reading: June 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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10 Genius Ideas from the Roman Empire That Still Matter Today

The Roman Empire Got It Right

by Steven Marr

The Roman Empire’s brilliance is far from ancient history. The Roman Empire Got…
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