Alex Vraciu: The Indestructible WWII Ace
He shot down 19 Japanese planes. But he lost three Hellcats - they called him 'Grumman's best customer'
Review | ‘We Give Them Hell’
The Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run inspired 37-year old Wisconsin flour mill owner Henry Young to fight for the Union cause.
Your Help Wanted: Join the Effort to Transcribe African American Civil War Soldier Records
University of Chicago sociologist John Clegg is using the Union Army records of African-American men like Abram Garvin to learn about self-emancipation.
Dick Cole, 103, Last of the Doolittle Raiders
Cole was co-pilot to famed USAAF Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle in the lead plane of 16 B-25B bombers that boldly raided targets in Japan on April 18, 1942
The War In Their Words: I Am The Colonel’s Orderly
A soldier’s diary preserves the only known text of an Emory Upton speech
Hidden Heroes: Captain Sally
Life of wealth, privilege didn’t keep one ‘angel’ from giving all for the wounded
A Man Named Hazard Conquered Mount Rainier
Steely Civil War vet braved ice, altitude, and treachery to reach an unreachable summit
C.I. Scofield: True Believer
A reformed sinner's annotated Bible kicked off Protestant fundamentalism
Rambling: His Place His Passion
To understand Clark “Bud” Hall’s passion for Brandy Station, where the war’s biggest cavalry battle was fought, you must explore his battlefield with him.
VIDEO: In Alaska, the 2nd Deadliest Battle of the Pacific
The Battle of Attu in May of 1943 was the only land battle of World War II fought on incorporated U.S. territory. It was the second deadliest battle in the Pacific Theater, after Iwo Jima, due largely to a failed last-ditch banzai charge.
Conversation Piece: Military Honors
John A. Rawlins served as Ulysses S. Grant’s chief of staff throughout the war and Grant referred to him as his most “indispensable” officer.
10 Questions: Flight and Fight
For many former slaves, the battle for freedom did not end with Union victory in the Civil War
Interview with Joan Cashin: Devastation
War Stuff: The Struggle for Human and Environmental Resources in the American Civil War by Joan E. Cashin explores the conduct of both Union and Confederate armies and the impact on local civilians.
The War In Their Words: ‘Our Rifles Spoke”
An Iron Brigade soldier recounts his baptism of fire at the battles of Brawner’s Farm and Second Bull Run
Discord: A bitter feud between Generals John Gibbon and Joshua Owen
A bitter feud between Generals John Gibbon and Joshua Owen, opposites in every regard, roiled the Army of the Potomac during the war. One would pay a dear price.
