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HistoryNet'John Brown's Body' - Stephen Vincent Benet and Civil War MemoryPublished: February 10, 2012 at 5:46 pm
'John Brown's Body' by Stephen Vincent Benet, published in 1928, remains a vibrant tapestry of America's diversity and its unity, its 15,000 lines re-imagining the Civil War as Lincoln understood it.
Frank Whittle and the Race for the JetPublished: January 18, 2012 at 12:22 pm
A 1930 patent filed by a young RAF officer kick-started the Jet Age.
American Experience: Custer's Last Stand - Television ReviewPublished: January 17, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Stephen Ives' "Custer's Last Stand" on American Experience is more concerned with exploring the myth of Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn than in presenting a blow-by-blow description.
Ron Maxwell Interview - 'Gods and Generals' Extended Director's CutPublished: December 27, 2011 at 11:14 am
A HistoryNet exclusive interview with director Ron Maxwell about the extended director's cut of his film Gods and Generals, now available on DVD and Blu-Ray.
WHG President Eric Weider Interviewed on American History Suite101Published: December 07, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Weider History Group's president, Eric Weider, talks in a two-part interview on Suite101
Holiday Shopping Guide 2011: Recommended Books and MorePublished: November 22, 2011 at 10:07 am
Over 40 recommended gift selections for the history buffs on your list.
New York City Veterans Day ParadePublished: November 10, 2011 at 3:36 pm
PRESS RELEASE FROM: Spirit of '45
As the country honors the brave men and women who have answered our nation's call to duty on Veterans Day, November 11, more than 25,000 people, including 27 active military units from all branches, …
WWII Museum Challenges the Country to Give a Million ThanksPublished: October 25, 2011 at 3:02 pm
National WWII Museum Launches Campaign of Gratitude for Military Veterans of All Eras
'The War of 1812' on PBS - A War to RememberPublished: October 04, 2011 at 9:52 pm
The new PBS documentary 'The War of 1812' goes beyond the myths and the few well-known events of 'the war we don't know much about' to present a balanced, informative and engrossing program.
'Prohibition' - A Review of Ken Burns' New PBS DocumentaryPublished: September 29, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns explores the Prohibition years in a new PBS special that begins Sunday.
Adah Menken, aka 'The Naked Lady': The Original SuperstarPublished: September 08, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Adah Isaacs Menken, aka “The Naked Lady,” may have begun life as a poor girl from New Orleans, but with talent and courage she became THE outstanding actress during the era of America's Civil War.
Television Programs Mark the 10th Anniversary of 9-11Published: September 01, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Listing of special television programming to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America.
'I Am Well and Hearty' - Walt Whitman's Brother in the Civil WarPublished: August 18, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Walt Whitman has the reputation as a Civil War writer, but it was his younger brother, George Washington Whitman, who saw the war up close and personal as a member of Company K, 51st New York Volunteer Infantry.
Photo Essay: 150th Anniversary of First Manassas-Bull RunPublished: July 29, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Nearly 9,000 Civil War reenactors staged battle re-creations as part of the activities commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Manassas/Battle of Bull Run.
A National Park Service Living-History Volunteer's StoryPublished: July 15, 2011 at 3:21 pm
A volunteer at the Manassas National Battlefield Park talks about portraying history while wearing 45 pounds of clothing and accoutrements in summer heat, the questions visitors ask, and why he does it.
Pritzker Military Library to Honor Carlo D'Este with Lifetime Achievement AwardPublished: June 21, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Carlo D'Este chosen to receive 2011 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.
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