Taken hostage by an angry, starving Sioux tribe who slaughtered her family, Abbie Gardner stayed alive, and later made a career of telling her story of survival
Field Notes: National Gallery of Art Acquires Rare Collection of Gardner Images
“Sketch Book of the War” considered one of the 19th century’s most important photographic works
Daily Quiz for September 20, 2019
This battle is called the “Gettysburg of the Indian territory”
Account Of The Battle of Chickamauga
In the dimly lit log cabin of the Widow Glenn, the military map was […]
WWII Book Review: Forgotten Survivors
Forgotten Survivors: Polish Christians Remember the Nazi Occupation edited by Richard C. Lukas; University […]
WWII Book Review: Endkampf
Endkampf: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Death of the Third Reich by Stephen G. Fritz; […]
Book Review: Stalin’s Folly / The Tragic First Ten Days of World War II on the Eastern Front
Stalin’s Folly: The Tragic First Ten Days of World War II on the Eastern […]
Pragmatism, Politics and Patriotism
In September 1944, a little known event took place that almost changed the course […]
Eyes of the Imperial Fleet
At 5 in the morning on December 7, 1941, the Japanese heavy cruisers Chikuma […]
A Pilot’s War on the Ground
“Major Underwood?” the sergeant inquired of the officer sitting in the jeep outside IX […]
