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Maynard Dixon - Art of the West

Johnny D. Boggs | Published: October 02, 2012 at 1:01 pm
Maynard Dixon captured the true shapes and colors of the desert Southwest as no other artist before or since.

Wild West - December 2012 - Letters From Readers

Published: October 02, 2012 at 12:12 pm
In the December issue of Wild West, readers share dispatches about frontier friends with firearms, bandit leader Joaquín Murrieta, the death of the open range and Billy the Kid's wacky hat.

Civil War Times - December 2012 - Table of Contents

Published: September 14, 2012 at 3:07 pm
FEATURES Click to subscribe to Civil War Times magazine. Great Weapon or 'Fanciful Contraption'? By Jason Emerson Why did the Union Army give up on the Balloon Corps in 1863? American Graffiti By Kim A. O'ConnellThe doodles left behind by …

Interview With War Photographer Patrick Chauvel

Published: September 07, 2012 at 3:11 pm
Patrick Chauvel has spent decades photographing war, from the 1967 Six-Day War to the recent conflict in Libya.

Military History Reader Poll - November 2012

Published: September 07, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Can the United Nations successfully enforce a worldwide ban on the use of land mines and cluster munitions? Should it?…

Book Review: Command Culture, by Jörg Muth

HistoryNet Staff | Published: September 06, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Jorg Muth's Command Culture is a compelling analysis of officer training in the early 20th century German and American armies and the implications on the outcome of World War II.

Book Review: Those Who Have Borne the Battle, by James Wright

HistoryNet Staff | Published: September 06, 2012 at 3:51 pm
James Wright's Those Who Have Borne the Battle looks at the men and women who have served during America's wars, from the revolution to modern day, and how Americans at large have treated those warriors.

Book Review: Hitler’s Spy Chief, by Richard Bassett

HistoryNet Staff | Published: September 06, 2012 at 3:39 pm
In Hitler's Spy Chief, Richard Bassett delivers a sympathetic profile of Wilhelm Canaris, a top-ranking German intelligence officer who dared defy Hitler.

Game Review: Birds of Steel, by Konami

HistoryNet Staff | Published: September 06, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Birds of Steel is a World War II flight combat simulation game with historically accurate planes that boast realistic controls.

Wild West Discussion - October 2012

Published: August 19, 2012 at 6:23 pm
How do you feel about vigilante (read "mob") action in the Wild West? Was it ever justified? Specifically, was it justified in the case of Jim Miller, aka "Killin' Jim" and "Deacon Jim"? Miller had gotten away with murder one …

Interview With Auctioneer Wes Cowan

Johnny D. Boggs | Published: August 19, 2012 at 5:45 pm
Wes Cowan blended his fascination with history and love for antiques to create the internationally recognized Cowan's Auctions.

Letter From Wild West - October 2012

Gregory Lalire | Published: August 19, 2012 at 4:18 pm
"Killin' Jim" Miller may have been the deadliest gun for hire in the West - that is, until the good citizens of Ada, Oklahoma, put a permanent end to his bad ways.

Book Review: Butch Cassidy, My Uncle, by Bill Betenson

HistoryNet Staff | Published: August 19, 2012 at 3:53 pm
Bill Betenson, whose great-great-uncle was the outlaw Butch Cassidy, paints a portrait of his infamous relative...who may have survived, the author says.

Book Review: Golden Age Western Comics, edited by Steven Brower

HistoryNet Staff | Published: August 19, 2012 at 3:41 pm
Golden Age Western Comics offers a nostalgic, if incomplete, peek at the postwar boom in Western-themed comic books.

DVD Review: Maverick, by Warner Home Video

HistoryNet Staff | Published: August 19, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Maverick will appeal to fans of classic TV shows, with its sharp, funny writing and unique twist on the code of the West.

The Lynching of Assassin Jim Miller

Ellis Lindsey | Published: August 18, 2012 at 9:20 pm
In 1909 citizens of Ada, Oklahoma, outraged at the murder of local farmer and former Deputy U.S. Marshal Gus Bobbitt, held a long-overdue necktie party for the notorious 'Killin’ Jim'
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