Dennis Showalter studies the German army in World War I, refuting lingering myths, while clarifying recent insights
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How Wartime Trauma Affected Confederate Veterans
Defeated Southern men’s feelings of humiliation and uncertainty led to psychological illness and even to Klan backlash.
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Historian David Silkenat on How Civil War Soldiers Viewed Surrender
Belief that they were fighting a civilized war allowed most combatants to accept parole.
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Did Furious Forrest Really Threaten Bragg’s Life After Chickamauga ?
Closer look at historical sources sheds doubt on whether infamous Chattanooga confrontation ever occurred.
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Aussie Hero in America’s War: Keith Payne
The Victoria Cross, established in 1856, is the British Commonwealth’s highest decoration for combat […]
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Knight of the Air: Oswald Boelcke
Only among the aviators of the fighting armies is one certain to find that chivalry which once was never dissociated from war. Theirs is the special heritage of preserving the knightly tradition.
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Daily Quiz for August 13, 2019
On 26 February 1915 the Germans launched the first ever attack with these weapons.
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This Week in History – ‘Bonus Army’ Demands Pay From Washington During Great Depression
On July 28, 1932, WWI veterans hit by the Depression stormed Washington to collect bonuses promised to them after Congress delayed their disbursement
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This Week in History: Fidel Castro Sets Spark To the Cuban Revolution
In 1953, an armed revolt led by Fidel Castro’s revolutionary 26th of July Movement and its allies replaced Cuba’s military dictatorship with a Communist one.
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Roosevelt’s Right-Hand Man Was a Quiet Yet Powerful Force
A new biography illuminates Admiral William D. Leahy’s role as FDR’s chief of staff, adviser, and friend during World War II