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by Taylor Brown

“This was 1915 and ‘16. I had seen an aeroplane and my mind…

by Jeffrey B. Burton

Jeffrey B. Burton, author of The Finders, a fast-paced new mystery novel…

by Martin Gilbert

by Sir Martin Gilbert Christmas Day, 1914. German and British troops have been fighting tirelessly for…
by Mitchell Stephens During the First World War Lowell Thomas was confirming—as he zipped to Europe,…
Exactly 100 years ago today, April 6, 1917 the United States of America declared war on…
Richard Rubin Heads Back Over There In The Last of the Doughboys, Richard Rubin introduced readers…
by Jonathan Fenby The mass demonstrations and strikes in France in May 1968 severely challenged De…
Michael E. Haskew The need for swift communication in the heat of battle was readily apparent…
Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab The attack on the Cambrai–St Quentin sector was…

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…

War and Reconciliation

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by Tom Clavin

Douglas “Pete” Peterson was born in Omaha and raised in Nebraska and Iowa.…

The Rise of the Weimar Republic

Sparticist

by Susan Ronald

In the following excerpt from Hitler's Aristocrats, author Susan Ronald discusses the Weimar…

Crary of the North…and South

Albert

by Tom Clavin

 It was on May 3, 1952, that a plane landed on the North…

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…

A Long Journey Home

Arizona

by Tom Clavin

During my recent book tour promoting the release of Follow Me to Hell,…

The Windsors at War

Duke

by Alexander Larman

When I finished writing The Crown in Crisis, the book that has become…

Old Houses of the West

Where

by Sandra Dallas

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

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