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Faulkner the Pilot

by Taylor Brown

“This was 1915 and ‘16. I had seen an aeroplane and my mind…
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The Casualty Dogs of World War I

by Jeffrey B. Burton

Jeffrey B. Burton, author of The Finders, a fast-paced new mystery novel…
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The First World War: “Most Peculiar Christmas I’ve Ever Spent”

by Martin Gilbert

by Sir Martin Gilbert Christmas Day, 1914. German and British troops have been fighting tirelessly for…
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The Broadcasting Legend Who Discovered T. E. Lawrence

by Mitchell Stephens During the First World War Lowell Thomas was confirming—as he zipped to Europe,…
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World War I Centennial: America’s Entry into The Great War

Exactly 100 years ago today, April 6, 1917 the United States of America declared war on…
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Back Over There: Remembering the Last Survivors of WWI

Richard Rubin Heads Back Over There In The Last of the Doughboys, Richard Rubin introduced readers…
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May 1968: The French Revolution That Never Was

by Jonathan Fenby The mass demonstrations and strikes in France in May 1968 severely challenged De…
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Unbreakable: The Navajo Code Talkers

Michael E. Haskew The need for swift communication in the heat of battle was readily apparent…
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The Battle of Cambrai–St Quentin, Sept 27 – Oct 9,1918

Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab The attack on the Cambrai–St Quentin sector was…
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Lusitania: Triumph and Tragedy

by Greg King and Penny Wilson

Lusitania Prologue Saturday, May 1, 1915 A rainy twilight fell…
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The Centennial Fire

Centennial

by Chris Wimmer

The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to November…
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War and Reconciliation

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by Tom Clavin

Douglas “Pete” Peterson was born in Omaha and raised in Nebraska and Iowa.…
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The Rise of the Weimar Republic

Sparticist

by Susan Ronald

In the following excerpt from Hitler's Aristocrats, author Susan Ronald discusses the Weimar…
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Crary of the North…and South

Albert

by Tom Clavin

 It was on May 3, 1952, that a plane landed on the North…
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Meet the White House Plumbers

Justin

by Egil "Bud" Krogh and Matthew Krogh

by Laura Dail and Matthew Krogh HBO's new miniseries White House Plumbers imagines the story of…
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A Long Journey Home

Arizona

by Tom Clavin

During my recent book tour promoting the release of Follow Me to Hell,…
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The Windsors at War

Duke

by Alexander Larman

When I finished writing The Crown in Crisis, the book that has become…
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Old Houses of the West

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by Sandra Dallas

Novelist Sandra Dallas joins us to discuss the inspiration behind her latest book,…
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