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‘Boston Harbor a Teapot Tonight’: The Revolutionary Act, 250 Years On
Four descendants remember the risks taken by their ancestors in standing up to the British in 1773 and tossing tea into Boston Harbor.
Bombs Burst in Air Over This Famed War of 1812 Fort
Amid the British campaign against Baltimore the rockets’ red glare over Fort McHenry gave proof of American resolve.
Was the Civil War Really the “First Modern War”?
The war’s artillery advancements have been overrated, argues author Earl Hess in his latest study.
These Civil War Warriors Fought with the Pen, and Not the Sword
Partisan poets stoked the fire to keep the South’s combat spirit alive.
Helicopters During the Civil War? Almost
In 1862, an Alabama architect conceived an aircraft with the potential to bomb Northern ships.
This British Officer Developed a Revolutionary Rifle Whose Worth He Was Never Able to Prove in Battle
Major Patrick Ferguson earned his nickname for his dogged determination to remain in the American Revolutionary War and bring the upstart Patriots to heel.
How Hitler Encouraged His Troops to Commit War Crimes
Hitler’s 1941 “Commissar Order” during Operation Barbarossa directed the systematic murder of Red Army political officer POWs by German forces.
Saving Ohio’s Largest Civil War Battlefield
117 acres saved at Buffington Island, the site of John Hunt Morgan’s greatest defeat.
Fighting Over Lobsters, Pigs, and Kettles: Here Are the Top 10 Bloodless Wars in Human History
Some human conflicts were settled without getting around to the violence part.