At the battles of Bud Dajo and Bud Bagsak, the U.S. Army pitted its […]
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The Little Rebellion
An ill-fated attempt to restore the Stuarts to the thrones of England and Scotland […]
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First Blood in the Boer Wars
As early as 1842, long before the wars of 1880 and 1899-1902, British and […]
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Interview: Edward Shames / One Tough Screaming Eagle
Edward Shames parachuted into Normandy and the Netherlands, joining the ‘Band of Brothers’ in Bastogne.
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Barren Hill Tested the Marquis de Lafayette’s Mettle
On a warm spring weekend in May 1778, a teenage general interrupted an extravagant […]
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The Last Battle of the Wars of the Roses
As the rebel forces approached the city, they paused at Bootham Bar, cried “King […]
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From Risqué Pinups to Bombers Named After Mothers, WWII Nose Art Became an Expression Unto Itself
From displaying defiance and humor; immortalizing the names of loved ones and hometowns; proudly […]
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Martha Gellhorn: Writer, Warrior, Witness
Journalist and novelist railed against injustice, covered combat—and gave Ernest Hemingway the boot.
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Benjamin Ferencz, Last Surviving Nuremberg Trials Prosecutor, Turns 101
“Aside from the fact that [Otto Ohlendorf] killed 90,000 Jews, I’m sure he was […]
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Daily Quiz for March 11, 2020
During the 1930s and 40s this was the only airlines authorized to carry the American flag to other nations.