American History
Vietnam magazine |
Published: May 22, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Loaded with gear, infantryman Leslie Sabo poses with his M-60. (Photo: James Bemus)Leslie H. Sabo Jr., the nation's newest Medal of Honor recipient, died in a Cambodian jungle on May 10, 1970, after a daylong battle in which he …
Vietnam magazine |
Published: May 22, 2012 at 1:29 pm
The Department of Defense 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam War is slated to get its official kickoff at the annual Memorial Day ceremony held at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.
The decade-long commemoration is under the direction …
James John Magner, oral history |
Published: May 17, 2012 at 3:37 pm
As an artist, I understood that I would have to wade the rivers and face death to get beyond surface appearances
Vietnam magazine |
Published: May 15, 2012 at 5:14 pm
The last 45 hours of more than 248 hours of declassified conversations of President John F. Kennedy, taped in the White House shortly before his death, reveal a president worried about where the war in Vietnam was headed. On the …
Bud Willis |
Published: May 14, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Just as he'd done on hundreds of medevac missions, this Huey pilot tried to not look back when he left the Vietnam War
Howard Landon "Dutch" McAllister |
Published: May 09, 2012 at 4:36 pm
With Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer III in a helicopter above, orchestrating air and artillery support, Yellow Hair rode again
Published: May 03, 2012 at 10:20 pm
J.C.A. Stagg addresses the War of 1812 in his latest book, looking at the causes of the war, the performance of U.S. forces, and the winners and losers of the conflict.
Wade G. Dudley |
Published: May 03, 2012 at 4:47 pm
During the War of 1812 flotillas of well-armed U.S. privateers stalked the world’s oceans for fat British prizes
HistoryNet Staff |
Published: May 03, 2012 at 2:51 pm
In Front Burner, Kirk Lippold, former commander of the guided missile destroyer USS Cole, reviews the October 2000 terrorist strike on his vessel in Aden, Yemen, and the aftermath, both military and personal.
HistoryNet Staff |
Published: May 03, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Paul L. Hedren, author and retired NPS superintendent, considers the decline of the Sioux nation in the wake of their 1876 victory over George Armstrong Custer on the Little Bighorn.
HistoryNet Staff |
Published: May 03, 2012 at 1:48 pm
In his French and Indian War history Ben Hughes presents a thoroughly researched narrative of the events surrounding the 1757 Siege of Fort William Henry and its bloody aftermath.
Hugh Howard |
Published: May 03, 2012 at 8:03 am
In the War of 1812’s darkest hour, President Madison turned to a once forgotten sailor to defend the city of Washington.
Roger L. Vance |
Published: April 16, 2012 at 7:00 pm
The faces of the names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be projected onto a giant wall at the new Education Center.
Vietnam magazine |
Published: April 11, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Kicklighter is heading up the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration
Johnny D. Boggs |
Published: March 30, 2012 at 11:59 pm
Since 1961 the Fort Worth museum has showcased the works of Remington, Russell and other legends of Western art.
Johnny D. Boggs |
Published: March 30, 2012 at 10:54 pm
In his new book After Custer, Paul Hedren draws on his extensive knowledge of the Great Sioux War to paint a picture of changing life on the Prairie in the wake of the Little Bighorn.
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