The Jeep: The Army’s Versatile Military Vehicle
The versatile quarter-ton workhorse soared beyond practicality into brand-name legend
The Significance of Thermopylae: Why We Ought to Thank the Spartans for the Constitution, Chick-fil-a, and Capitalism
The Spartan victory at the Battle of Thermopylae opened the door for American staples, like Constitution, Chick-fil-a, and capitalism
Book Review: Russia’s Iron General
Jamie Cockfield profiles WWI Russian commander Alexei Brusilov, among his nation's greatest generals
Operation Varsity: A Bet Lost, the Battle Won
American paratroopers attached to Operation Varsity may have missed their drop zone but not their opportunity in March 1945, weeks before war’s end in Europe
Book Review: The Crowded Hour
Clay Risen examines the broader impact of Theodore Roosevelt's "Crowded Hour" charging up Cuba's San Juan Heights
Mutiny on the Rhine
Battling rebellious legions under the suspicious gaze of imperial Rome, Germanicus rose to the occasion with a mix of diplomacy and resolve
Book Review: 1941
Andrew Nagorski focuses on the fateful year Adolf Hitler all but ensured the destruction of the Third Reich
Finding Kujawiak
Amid a June 1942 operation to resupply the isolated Mediterranean base of Malta, the Polish warship was lost at sea
Book Review: The Persian War in Herodotus
William Shepherd delves into the ancient records of a war whose outcome forever shaped the Western world
May 2020 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about World War II Japanese kamikazes and the (nearly) 14th colony of Nova Scotia
Checkmate in the Baltics
In 1917, the German High Command sought to free up troops by winning the war in the East
Book Review: Crossing the Rubicon
Luca Fezzi relates the momentous era in which Rome transitioned from republic to empire
