Book Review: The Fortress
Alexander Watson relates the 1914–15 siege of Przemysl, a foretaste of ethnic-cleansing campaigns to come
Fort and Fortitude: Pushing the Confederate Army to the Breaking Point
Known in official reports as Redoubt H, it was a key part of the Union’s plan to push the Confederate army to the breaking point.
Antietam’s Cornfield Maelstrom
Antietam’s opening fight turned a field of crops into a scene of slaughter
Aviation History Book Review: Winning Armageddon
Almost as soon as World War II was won, America found itself challenged by its recent ally, the Soviet Union, in a generational rivalry that would come to be known as the Cold War.
Build a Fisher XP-75 Eagle
The 1/72nd-scale Fisher XP-75 Eagle model offered by the Czech company Valom is a short-run multimedia kit. In a way, it’s fitting, as the actual XP-75 was also a “short-run” fighter, with only a handful ever being built.
Book Review: The Life and Art of Joseph Henry Sharp
A look at the work of Joseph Henry Sharp, a founding member of the preeminent Taos Society of Artists
Hawker Hurricane Mark I
The Hawker Hurricane accounted for more than half of the 2,741 aerial victories claimed by RAF Fighter Command during the 1940 Battle of Britain
Why America’s XP-75 Eagle Was a Turkey
Incorporating parts from three existing aircraft, GM’s XP-75 Eagle suffered from an overly complicated design and overweight experimental engine.
Civil War Times Reviews: Lincoln’s Antagonists
Radicals in Congress—Black Republicans and a belligerent Copperhead—played a central role in prosecuting the war and impeaching Andrew Johnson
When Fire Rained From the Sky
The first low-level B-29 raid on Tokyo introduced a terrifying new tactic in the war against Japan
Abolitionist Brooklyn: A Sanctuary City Before Its Time
Separated from Southern-sympathizing Manhattan, Brooklyn had one of the largest and most politically aware Black communities in the U.S.
Letter From Aviation History: A Time of Sacrifice
When Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender 75 years ago on August 14, 1945, the world celebrated the end of a global nightmare that had claimed an estimated 60 to 80 million lives.
Aviation History Book Review: Flying Tiger Ace
On the night of December 19, 1944, Lt. Col. William N. Reed, commander of the 3rd Fighter Group, Chinese-American Composite Wing (CACW), was forced to bail out of his Curtiss P-40N somewhere in China’s Szechwan Province.
Book Review: An American Remembrance
This retrospective takes in the soft-focus realism of painter and Wild West contributor Bob Crofut
September 2020 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about the 1777 Battle of Paoli, Pennsylvania, and Patriot hero Colonel Jonathan Eddy (or is it him?)
