Levi Roach illuminates the breadth of Norman influence on European history.
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Book Review: Rebels at Sea / Privateering in the American Revolution
American privateers wreaked havoc on British shipping during the American Revolution.
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Book Review: ‘A War of Empires’ by Robert Lyman
Combat in Burma during World War II was physically tormenting, savagely primal and immensely consequential.
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Book Review: ‘Brothers in Arms’ by James Holland
The Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry rose to the occasion in World War II, transforming from a group of ragtag civilians into a battle-tested unit.
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Monty in WWI: A Future Field Marshal’s Close Call at Meteren in 1914
Future Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery nearly lost his life during the fierce battle for Meteren in 1914
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The Red Baron’s Most Famous Kill: Duel of Aces Over the Somme
One of Britain’s best pilots was undone by a newcomer to the Western Front, the man who became a legend.
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Book Review: The Age of Astonishment / John Morris in the Miracle Century—From the Civil War to the Cold War
Journalist Bill Morris on his grandfather’s life in an age of change.
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The Best Movies Never to Make It to Screens — and the Worst
In the wake of “Batgirl,” here’s the rich Hollywood tradition of films never been released by studios.
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The History of the Separation of Church and State in the US
It wasn’t until the 20th century that the battle over keeping religion out of government really heated up.
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My Grandpa Owned a Radioactive Souvenir From the Manhattan Project. Was This Safe?
A DuPont scientist’s granddaughter weighs in on her oddest family heirloom.