In his remarkable address, the president argued that the Civil War was God’s judgment on America for the evil of slavery and that every means, no matter how how horrific, must be used to root it out
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The Language Misconception of the Antebellum Era
A compound Latin word creates a false impression of the complex prewar decades
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Hitler’s ‘Cavalry of the Future’
Adolf Hitler had an ulterior motive for ramping up the Third Reich’s investment in the German automotive industry and its racing teams.
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That Time a WWII-Era Soviet Tank Did a Barrel Roll During a Russian Military Parade
The Russian spinoff of the blockbuster hit “Fury” is not going as expected. Anyone […]
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When Ernest Hemingway Went from Writer to Fighter
Colonel Charles T. Lanham and Ernest Hemingway each had something the other wanted. Their interests merged in 1944 on Europe’s battlefields.
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WWI Museum Receives Endowment Grant Amid Coronavirus Shutdowns
When the effects of COVID-19 hit the National WWI Museum and Memorial, like many […]
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‘Tell him how things can be between men on this earth’: Jesse Owens’ Unlikely Friendship
The unlikely friendship between Jesse Owens and German-born track star Carl Ludwig “Luz” Long
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A Timeless Connection: WWII-Era Music Restoration Binds Man with His Grandfather
“I knew my grandpa was in the war, but I didn’t know the details”
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“Fixin’-to-Die-Rag”: The Irreverent Anthem of Vietnam
“Fixin’-to-Die-Rag” derailed his promising musical career. But it led Joe McDonald to become a fierce champion for Vietnam veterans.
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Jungle Fights Back: Crocodiles at Ramree Island, 1945
Soldiers fighting on Ramree Island in 1945 faced a more treacherous foe than any […]