The failure of John Brown’s rebellion sent surviving freeman Osborne Anderson on a harrowing journey
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FDR’s Steady Diet of Depression
In the fight to restore America to prosperity, food became a weapon
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World War I Doughboy’s Letter from the Front
A Texas baseball player turned soldier put his war into words
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Mills Bomb: Trench Terror
The Mills bomb, officially called the No. 5 hand grenade, is one of the […]
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Cold War Armageddon’s Dubious Arsenal
Marc G. DeSantis discusses some of the strangest and most controversial nuclear weapons programs […]
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Battle Films: Elegy for the Lost
Battle Films columnist Mark Grimsley explores how a Japanese anime film reflected the emotions of wartime Japanese society
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Daily Quiz for February 3, 2017
The practice of putting milk in coffee started in this city.
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Book Review: Last Days in Vietnam
Last Days in Vietnam Directed by Rory Kennedy, Moxie Firecracker Films, 2014. American Experience, […]
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Book Review: Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War
Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War: The End of the American Century By David […]
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Review: St. Vincent
St. Vincent Written and directed by Theodore Melfi, released in U.S. theaters Oct. 24, […]