History Net: Where History Comes Alive - World & US History Online » Social History http://www.historynet.com From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:27:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 'John Brown's Body' - Stephen Vincent Benet and Civil War Memory http://www.historynet.com/john-browns-body-stephen-vincent-benet-and-civil-war-memory.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-browns-body-stephen-vincent-benet-and-civil-war-memory http://www.historynet.com/john-browns-body-stephen-vincent-benet-and-civil-war-memory.htm#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:46:30 +0000 Gerald Swick http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685118 http://www.historynet.com/john-browns-body-stephen-vincent-benet-and-civil-war-memory.htm/feed 0 Going Rogue: The Imperial Japanese Army Launches a War http://www.historynet.com/going-rogue-the-imperial-japanese-army-launches-a-war.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=going-rogue-the-imperial-japanese-army-launches-a-war http://www.historynet.com/going-rogue-the-imperial-japanese-army-launches-a-war.htm#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:59:43 +0000 aburchyski http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685117 http://www.historynet.com/going-rogue-the-imperial-japanese-army-launches-a-war.htm/feed 0 Why Eva Braun Deserves No Sympathy: Conversation with Heike Görtemaker http://www.historynet.com/why-eva-braun-deserves-no-sympathy-conversation-with-heike-gortemaker.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-eva-braun-deserves-no-sympathy-conversation-with-heike-gortemaker http://www.historynet.com/why-eva-braun-deserves-no-sympathy-conversation-with-heike-gortemaker.htm#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:30:22 +0000 aburchyski http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684860 Sixty-seven years after her death, Eva Braun, the long-time mistress of Adolf Hitler, remains a mysterious figure. Heike G. Görtemaker, a German historian and author, attempts to add clarity to the life of a woman who met Hitler as …

]]> http://www.historynet.com/why-eva-braun-deserves-no-sympathy-conversation-with-heike-gortemaker.htm/feed 0 A Soviet Strongman Reflects on the Art of Crushing Fear http://www.historynet.com/a-soviet-strongman-reflects-on-the-art-of-crushing-fear.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-soviet-strongman-reflects-on-the-art-of-crushing-fear http://www.historynet.com/a-soviet-strongman-reflects-on-the-art-of-crushing-fear.htm#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:27:02 +0000 aburchyski http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684861 http://www.historynet.com/a-soviet-strongman-reflects-on-the-art-of-crushing-fear.htm/feed 0 Jamaica: U-boats, Rum, and Refugees http://www.historynet.com/jamaica-u-boats-rum-and-refugees.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jamaica-u-boats-rum-and-refugees http://www.historynet.com/jamaica-u-boats-rum-and-refugees.htm#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:25:51 +0000 aburchyski http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684862

Jamaica is best known for rum, reggae music, and its beach scene, but the easygoing Caribbean island had its share of wartime activity and intrigue. During the war there were at least a dozen major American military bases in …

]]> http://www.historynet.com/jamaica-u-boats-rum-and-refugees.htm/feed 0 Rob Citino's Reading List http://www.historynet.com/rob-citinos-reading-list.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rob-citinos-reading-list http://www.historynet.com/rob-citinos-reading-list.htm#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:23:49 +0000 aburchyski http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684864 http://www.historynet.com/rob-citinos-reading-list.htm/feed 1 Ian Kershaw's The End http://www.historynet.com/ian-kershaws-the-end.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ian-kershaws-the-end http://www.historynet.com/ian-kershaws-the-end.htm#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:23:02 +0000 aburchyski http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684865 http://www.historynet.com/ian-kershaws-the-end.htm/feed 0 Human Bullets: The Imperial Japanese Army http://www.historynet.com/human-bullets-the-imperial-japanese-army.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=human-bullets-the-imperial-japanese-army http://www.historynet.com/human-bullets-the-imperial-japanese-army.htm#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:47:04 +0000 aburchyski http://www.historynet.com/?p=13685011 http://www.historynet.com/human-bullets-the-imperial-japanese-army.htm/feed 0 Triumph of the Will? Japan After 1853 http://www.historynet.com/triumph-of-the-will-japan-after-1853.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=triumph-of-the-will-japan-after-1853 http://www.historynet.com/triumph-of-the-will-japan-after-1853.htm#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:27:06 +0000 aburchyski http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684970 Last week we asked the Japanese army a somewhat sarcastic question: What were you guys thinking?

I'd argue that the Japanese decisions of 1931, 1937, and 1941 make almost no sense unless we delve back a bit into Japanese history. …

]]> http://www.historynet.com/triumph-of-the-will-japan-after-1853.htm/feed 4 Keeping a Date with Chris Noel http://www.historynet.com/keeping-a-date-with-chris-noel.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keeping-a-date-with-chris-noel http://www.historynet.com/keeping-a-date-with-chris-noel.htm#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:21:40 +0000 dnewbold http://www.historynet.com/?p=13684631 http://www.historynet.com/keeping-a-date-with-chris-noel.htm/feed 0