Some want to wipe the N-word from the face of the earth; others see a term of endearment—the complicated tale of two protean syllables.
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Hating the “Hun” at Home: The War on German Immigrants
When America went to war against the kaiser, German-Americans caught hell
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Déjà Vu: Beware the Brusiers
In the thick of presidential primary season, Republican candidate Donald Trump canceled a rally […]
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The Battle That Never Was
In February 1942, days after a Japanese submarine shelled the California coast, anti-aircraft gunners […]
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American Hotspur
Among the ranks of history’s unheralded officers, William Montrose Graham earned remembrance for his […]
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1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing: ‘The BLT Building Is Gone!’
The 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut killed 241 U.S. military personnel and was a harbinger of a vicious new era in terrorism
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From Dixie to the Land of the Rising Sun
How CSS Stonewall became the Japanese Navy’s First Ironclad Midshipman Alfred Thayer Mahan immediately […]
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Hap Arnold: The Practical Air Force Visionary
In November 1938 Charles Lindbergh wrote urgently to Major General Henry Harley “Hap” Arnold, […]
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Custer’s First Last Stand
Almost every American school kid is familiar with the story of Custer’s Last Stand, […]
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Stolen Letters: Benjamin Franklin and the Hutchinson Affair
In December, 1772 Benjamin Franklin – then serving in London as an agent for […]