Historical Figures
HistoryNet Staff |
Published: January 11, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Peter Hart, oral historian at London's Imperial War Museum, reveals a trove of research on the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.
Published: January 06, 2012 at 11:40 pm
To what extent has the personal charisma of a commander been sufficient in itself to hold the loyalty of his soldiers throughout history?…
Hugh Howard |
Published: January 06, 2012 at 7:14 pm
The stubborn Americans foiled the 1814 British siege of Fort McHenry—and the flag was still there at dawn
Michael W. Robbins |
Published: January 06, 2012 at 12:58 pm
In coming issues Military History will profile history's great military leaders, exploring those qualities that made them transcendent leaders.
Debra Newbold |
Published: December 06, 2011 at 5:30 pm
The Dictabelts
The Nixon Presidential Library is releasing the second installment of Presidential dictabelts, which include President Nixon's recollections of his surreal early morning surprise visit to the Lincoln Memorial on May 9, 1970, when he met with anti-Vietnam War …
HistoryNet Staff |
Published: December 02, 2011 at 5:25 pm
Winston Groom's new book, Kearny's March, is the story of a year (1846-47) as related through the personal vignettes of several historic figures.
Published: December 02, 2011 at 1:31 pm
PBS' American Experience adds to its lineup of Western offerings with new episodes on Billy the Kid and Custer's Last Stand.
Johnny D. Boggs |
Published: December 02, 2011 at 12:41 pm
California-based author Lee Silva has earned his reputation as a Western historian, Old West firearms expert and Wyatt Earp authority.
Published: November 30, 2011 at 5:07 pm
The father of our country grows up in Woody Holton's article "George Washington's Moral Metamorphosis."
Carlo D'Este |
Published: November 28, 2011 at 9:50 am
This great leader's uncommon boldness and unflinching judgment propelled his armored divisions to victory in Tunisa, Anzio, and the Ardennes
Craig L. Symonds |
Published: November 28, 2011 at 9:50 am
The American victory at Midway had more to do with bold leaders than lucky breaks
Published: November 28, 2011 at 9:50 am
By Eddie Slovik, the first and only American soldier to be officially executed for desertion since the Civil War
John D. Lukacs |
Published: November 28, 2011 at 9:50 am
John D. Lukacs uncovers the ruins of war amidst one of the world's most bustling cities
Mark Grimsley |
Published: November 28, 2011 at 9:50 am
How a Nazi superweapon might have altered the course of the war
HistoryNet Staff |
Published: November 08, 2011 at 6:28 pm
Rafe Blaufarb and Claudia Liebeskind revisit the Napoleonic wars through the memoirs and diaries of common soldiers and civilians.
Stanley Weintraub |
Published: November 08, 2011 at 5:14 pm
In August 1945 MacArthur arrived in postwar Japan, tasked with the job of rebuilding that defeated nation
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