Gerard Herrick tried to have the best of both worlds—fixed-wing and rotary-wing—with his HV-2A. […]
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Daily Quiz for July 15, 2017
Brierfield on the Mississippi River was the plantation of this 19th century politician.
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Yellowstone: Betrayal and Bloodshed Beget America’s First National Park
The death of a fur trader turned rancher in 1869 paved the way for the exploration of a land of geysers and breathtaking mountains.
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William T. Sherman Joins the Navy
Throughout the American Civil War, both sides understood the importance of railroads and rivers, […]
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‘A Strange and Blighted Land’
After the Rebels retreated, Gettysburg faced a second invasion, the work of thieves and […]
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Guns Vs Pikes in the Habsburg-Valois Wars
In 1522, Spanish infantrymen demonstrated the terrible power of firearms. Late in 1494, King […]
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Was Alexander the Great One of History’s Worst Monsters?
Historians say the battlefield atrocities of Macedonian king Alexander the Great were part of his brilliant military strategy. But were they really born of his personality?
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Experience: The Hunter and the Hunted
An Australian sharpshooter stalks an enemy sniper during World War I. Ion Idriess (1889–1979) […]
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Behind the Lines- Bats Out of Hell
During World War II, the military teamed with a dentist and a Harvard scientist […]
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The Pilot, the Prince, and the Rescue
A U.S. airman teamed with a Romanian noble to save 1,161 Americans during World […]