He turned his army into a mighty marching machine. But George McClellan’s greatest contribution […]
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Slavery, sex and sin
On January 3, 1865, a little more than a month after Maj. Gen. William […]
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Cease Fire: Civil War ‘Slang’
He’s starred unforgettably as menacing colonels in Broadway and in screen. But actor Stephen […]
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Field Notes- America’s Civil War November 2013
Two new Civil War museums open Just in time for the 150th anniversary of […]
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Bomarc: The U.S. Air Force’s Pilotless Fighter
The Bomarc was a surface-to-air missile masquerading as an airplane.
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Daily Quiz for July 6, 2017
John Hertz, founder of both Hertz Rent-a-Car and Yellow Cab Company, painted his cabs yellow for this reason.
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A True Warrior-King: Gustavus II Adolphus
Gustavus II Adolphus, Sweden’s legendary ‘Lion of the North,’ was a master tactician, a […]
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Society of the Cincinnati
A fraternity of revolutionary officers—or a monarchist conspiracy? In May 1782, seven months after […]
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Facing the Tigers at Hill 112
After D-Day, allied forces seeking to outflank the German-held city of Caen ran into […]
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Edward III at Crécy
The Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453) was a dynastic struggle between France and England that […]