Where was ‘Little Phil’?
Few things vex historians more than conflicting testimony from witnesses to the same event
The U.S. Army Owns…Dinosaurs?
The Corps of Engineers now manages over 8,000,000 acres of land in the U.S. It also owns, rather unintentionally, an enormous collection of fossils and one of the most intact Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons to ever be found.
Tank Driver Braved Flames, Bullets to Save Friends in Vietnam
Dwight Hal Johnson’s decision to risk his life for his friends in Vietnam earned him the Medal of Honor and left him struggling with PTSD.
An Explosive Plan to Use Atoms for Peace
Project Plowshare imagined using nuclear weapons as infrastructure-building tools
The Horten Brothers’ Jet Flying Wing
The never-built Horten Ho-229 has been the subject of more speculation and myths than any other World War II airplane
Book Review: American Disruptor
Roland De Wolk tackles the life, times and scandals of transcontinental railroad mover Leland Stanford
The U-2C “Dragon Lady” Spy Plane
In the era preceding satellite imagery, the U-2, nicknamed the “Dragon Lady,” was America’s reliable way to produce images of nonaccessible regions.
Book Review: The Folly and the Glory
Tim Weiner argues that the United States mishandled the collapse of Soviet-style communism, and now we’re reaping the consequences
