Aviation History
Roddenberry’s War
The future creator of Star Trek served in the South Pacific as a B-17 pilot, surviving tropical storms, flak and a fatal crash
American History
Selling Scandalous Sex as Sober Cinema
Howard W. "Kroger" Babb made a bundle hawking a movie melodrama about a girl who gets in trouble
Vietnam
R&R on the Beaches of South Vietnam
Troops in Vietnam blow off some steam during their one-year tour of duty
The Most Powerful Engine Ever Created
The amazing Rocketdyne F-1 powered Apollo astronauts to the moon
Civil War Times
In the Civil War, Surrendering Was Often an Act of Honor
Major Robert Anderson became a Union hero for losing the fight for Fort Sumter
America's Civil War
Out to the Old Ball Game, Civil War Style
Tennesseans re-create the national pastime the way soldiers played it
Vietnam
French Strategy in 1940s Sets Course for The U.S. Later
Author William M. Waddell presents a thoroughly illuminating, refreshingly balanced interpretation of the French war for Indochina.
Military History Quarterly
Asleep at the Gap
In 1862 Union general John Pope had a chance to cut the Confederate army in half. He blew it.
Military History
Finding the Past and Present at Waterloo
Waterloo Uncovered, a charity for military veterans, sends its members on excavations at the battle site of Waterloo, and come across some unexpected finds
American History
Online Exclusive: Morgan’s Tactical Magic Smashes British Charge at Cowpens
On terrain that favored his rifleman, rough-hewn American general routed overconfident British regulars
