When Congress declared war on Great Britain in June 1812, the United States Army was […]
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Audiobook Review: The Unexpected President / The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur
When an assassin made him the 21st president, Arthur shockingly eschewed machine politics, instead embodying the best aspects of America’s highest office.
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Mrs. Benedict Arnold
Since the earliest days of the Republic, Benedict Arnold has been the American phrase for […]
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A Tale of Two Lawmen in Muddy, Bloody Mining Towns
Virgil Earp, in ‘TOO TOUGH TO DIE’ tombstone, and John Kigran, in ‘Brutal Bodie,’ […]
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Daily Quiz for April 1, 2019
He was the first Native American Vice-President.
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Daily Quiz for March 31, 2019
In 1965, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara approved this kind of division for the Army.
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Daily Quiz for March 30, 2019
Alexander the Great was tutored by this famed Greek philosopher.
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‘Blood, Oil, and the Axis’ Revisits a Forgotten World War II Campaign in Iraq
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s difficult to read this fascinating account of the Allies’ 1941 campaign in Iraq […]
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Transformation at Saratoga
The clash at Saratoga in the early autumn of 1777 was a crucial victory–some […]
