Staff Sgt. Clarence D. Neitzel of D Company, 2nd Battalion, 173rd Airborne Division, guards his squad’s perimeter with […]
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Wild Bill Hickok in Buckskins
Deciphering the most famous photograph of the legendary gunslinger.
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Wild Bill Hickok’s Most Important Biographer
Joseph Rosa was the man with all the Hickok information—and Wild West contributor. Editor Greg Lalire remembers the historian’s contributions.
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War’s Boston Buddies
For all the unfond memories it may leave in the different recruits who undergo […]
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James Holland on How Google Maps Is Revealing D-Day’s Remaining Secrets
Technology can resolve debates about who exactly landed where and when on Normandy’s Gold Beach.
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Were Nazis Better Soldiers Because They Were on Drugs?
Methamphetamines may have been responsible for everything from blitzkrieg tactics to Hitler’s downfall.
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‘Blood and Ruins’ Book Review: How World War II Ended Imperialism
Popular accounts proclaim that the Allies defended freedom against totalitarianism. Serious historians deliver a more nuanced view that emphasizes economics, nationalism, the disastrous features of the Treaty of Versailles and an irresistible fascination with Adolf Hitler.
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PT-109: The Torpedo Boat That Launched JFK’s Political Career
It has been called one of the best-known small boat actions of World War II.
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The Last Salem ‘Witch’ Is Pardoned After 329 Years — Thanks to These Kids
Don’t underestimate eighth graders.