Armistice Day 2020 marked the 102nd anniversary of the day World War I came […]
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Frederick Schomberg: ‘Ablest Soldier of his Age’
A German mercenary fought staunch enemies and former allies alike during his six-decade European military career.
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Tom Hanks Comes Full Circle in ‘Greyhound’
Hanks, who wrote and starred in a recent film about the Battle of the Atlantic, explains World War II’s cinematic appeal.
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An Economist Repudiates Slavery With Dollars and Sense Arguments
John Elliott Cairnes’ devastating critique of Southern society sinks the Confederacy’s campaign to bond with Britain
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Exploring Gettysburg Through the Eyes of its Black Citizens
In Gettysburg, black citizens found fragile freedom.
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Roland De Wolk: About an American Disruptor
Roland De Wolk tackles the life, times and scandals of Leland Stanford, one of the Central Pacific Railroad’s ‘Big Four’
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Mississippi Residents Vote to Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag
Until this year, Mississippi remained the last in the nation to include such an emblem
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Book Review: Crusaders
Dan Jones relates the 11th- through 13th-century wars between Christian and Muslim armies for control of the Holy Land
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Book Review: Big Ben, America’s Secret Agent
While in London, Benjamin Franklin helps foment a plot involving a slave that contributes to the colonies’ separation from Great Britain.
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The War in Their Words: ‘Lee is Marching to Our Flank’
Union captain Frederick Von Fritsch had a horrible day at Chancellorsville. When I was doing research […]