WWII veteran and DC native Albert J. Schmidt pursued an education, but answered the call of war when his country needed him.
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The Last Flight of Hobo 28
In one of America’s worst “Broken Arrow” incidents, a B-52 carrying four hydrogen bombs […]
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Death and Life at Three-Pagoda Pass
The author, who spent almost four years as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II, asks a question that may have only partial answers: Why do men survive?
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VIDEO: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Discuss New Vietnam Documentary
The Vietnam War, a documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, premieres Sunday, Sept. 17, […]
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Daily Quiz for September 8, 2017
Canned beer was first marketed in this US city.
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Napoleon’s Desert Storm
Why Western armies win battles— but not wars—in the Muslim world. Crimson and azure […]
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Behind the Lines: Born of Blood and Compassion
A witness to the carnage of a Crimean War battle founds the Red Cross. […]
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Experience: Life on an Ironclad
A Union sailor’s letters describe his posting at Richmond’s naval front and the Confederacy’s […]
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Unknown Soldier: Georgia’s Renaissance Man
A boy king vanquished the Turks and ushered in a golden age. In the […]
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To Soldier On in a Dying War
Was it mutiny, or did common sense prevail at Fire Support Base? In early […]