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Revolutionary War
Three Reasons the British Should Have Won the Revolutionary War (and Three Reasons the Patriots Did Win)
By Jack Kelly George Washington called the American victory in the Revolutionary war “little short of…
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December 1776: Victory or Death
By Gerald M. Carbone General John Sullivan took command of Lee’s Troops outside Morristown, and within…
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British Surrender: George Washington’s Diary and the Articles of Capitulation
By Callie Oettinger George Washington’s October 12 to November 5, 1781, diary entries are windows opening…
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Victory & Glory: The End of the Revolutionary War
By John Ferling October 19, 1781, the terms for the surrender of the General Charles Cornwallis-led…
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Drafts of the Declaration of Independence
By Callie Oettinger From the Library of Congress: This is the only surviving fragment of the…
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George Washington Voted Commander in Chief
By James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn In March 1775, representatives from Virginia’s counties met to…
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Revolutionary War
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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