Book Review: The Fortress
Alexander Watson relates the 1914–15 siege of Przemysl, a foretaste of ethnic-cleansing campaigns to come
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
Austria’s Deadly Emissary: Lorenz Rifle-Muskets in the Civil War
First manufactured in Austria, the Lorenz rifle-musket was the third most widely used rifle in the Civil War.
‘Meet me at the Canteen’
During World War II American servicemen could take a break at a Stage Door Canteen.
American History Reviews: Thurgood Marshall’s Cunning Courtroom Defeat
On the surface, 1941 Oklahoma case was a painful shellacking, but it shocked the country and jumpstarted the civil rights movement
Guy Stern: War of Words
German-born Guy Stern, 98, a "Ritchie Boy" and Bronze Star recipient, parlayed his language skills into a wartime job interrogating the enemy
Franco-Prussian War Soldiers Found and Reburied 150 Years Later
Six soldiers from the Franco-Prussian War received a burial 150 years after they died, thanks to French and German authorities and an accidental discovery
October 16, 1940—Uncle Sam’s Got Your Number, Guys
With war in the wings, the United States began calling men into service in 1940
Book Review: Operation Dragoon
Robin Cross relates the operational complexities of Operation Dragoon in southern France
Norton I, America’s First Emperor: Fraud or Genius?
Norton I, Emperor of the United States, was San Francisco's favorite benign fraudster
How Oscar Wilde Captured America’s Fancy
Oscar Wilde came to conquer American with an arched eyebrow and a saucy demeanor
Book Review: Normandy ’44
James Holland outlines the complexities of the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy, history's largest amphibious operation
