Book Review: The Imperial Russian Army
Roger Reese examines how the imperial army's failures contributed to Russia's post–World War I collapse into chaos and communism
Book Review: Double Crossed
Matthew Sutton follows four U.S. missionaries and religious leaders tapped by the Office of Strategic Services during World War II
Book Review: The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson relates the heroic saga of Winston Churchill’s Britain during the 1940–41 Nazi Blitz
Book Review: The Folly and the Glory
Tim Weiner argues that the United States mishandled the collapse of Soviet-style communism, and now we’re reaping the consequences
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
