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When JFK Endorsed The Ugly American
by Steven Watts In the crisis of masculinity that preoccupied so many in late 1950s America,…
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Understanding the Language of War: Tony Blair and Winston Churchill
by Mark Thompson It’s May 13, 1940. Winston Churchill has been prime minister of the United…
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Theodore Roosevelt: The Original War on Terror
by Michael Wolraich Theodore Roosevelt and Terrorism Some years ago, an unstable young man committed one…
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John F. Kennedy: The Total Politician
by John T. Shaw John F. Kennedy The political career of John F. Kennedy skyrocketed in…
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Frank Mankiewicz: A Portrait
by Frank Mankiewicz I don’t know when or by whom the portrait of my grandfather for…
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The Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers: This Divided Island
by Samantha Subramanian In conversations about politics in Sri Lanka, and therefore in conversations about the…
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Clinton’s America: The 1990s
by Gil Troy Bill Clinton was ambitious, in the best sense of the word. He wanted…
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Kissinger’s Shadow: A Q&A with Author Greg Grandin
Q. Kissinger is frequently called a "realist," but you disagree. How so? There are lots of…
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Political History
The Wreck of USS Monitor
by David Gibbins
Almost half of the ships that I cover in my book, A History…
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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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