Military History

WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab The Gustav-Cassino Line was a German defensive position…
WCAG HeadingMichael E. Haskew Nicknamed “Little Dynamite”, the 75mm pack howitzer proved its worth with the…
WCAG Headingby Mark Thompson It’s May 13, 1940. Winston Churchill has been prime minister of the…
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab WCAG HeadingThe Solomon Islands Campaign By April…
WCAG HeadingMichael E. Haskew From the inception of amphibious warfare strategy and tactics, the Marine Corps…
WCAG Headingby John A. NagyWCAG Heading General George Washington was always concerned about spies. They were…
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab The attack on the Cambrai–St Quentin sector…
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab The San Juan Ridge (Kettle Hill) was…
WCAG HeadingEditor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab On 30 June, Meade advised MGen John…
WCAG HeadingMichael E. Haskew The 1st and 2nd Raider Battalions, U.S. Marine Corps, which fought so…

Military History

Richard Nixon’s Call for a Cosmic Hoedown

Apollo 11 launch from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969.

by Jeffrey Kluger

Few authors have had as big an impact on space journalism as Jeffrey…

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…

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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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…

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…

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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