On a hot and humid day near a nondescript village in June 1757, Robert […]
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All Quiet Along the Potomac
Our lexicographer considers some quotations associated with leading Civil War commanders. Great military leaders […]
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Black Troops Prove Their Valor at the Battle of New Market Heights
At New Market Heights, a Union general orders an attack that makes heroes and […]
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The Battle for Little York, 1813
The first American amphibious operation gave a young general his chance at military fame. […]
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40th Tet Anniversary: The Battle for Saigon
Viet Cong infiltrators had a host of key objectives scattered throughout the Saigon Circle […]
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Vietnam: Turning Point of the War
Psychologically defeated by the Tet Offensive, LBJ was also defeated by his top national security advisers.
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Sing, Cowboy, Sing!
From its mythical cattle drive origins, Western music flourished in romantic stories, novels, recordings and film, earning its place in the mosaic of American folk music
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Finding Wyatt
Recent research and discoveries have led to a fuller understanding of famed lawman Wyatt Earp and his turbulent times
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Interview: Charles A. Krohn / Author of The Lost Battalion
In 1993 retired Lt. Col. Charles A. Krohn shocked the U.S. Army with his […]
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Gunfighting Over North Vietnam
Despite the visions of post-Korea U.S. aircraft designers, the days of old-fashioned aerial machine […]