How Winfield Scott’s War of 1812 Struggles Led to Significant U.S. Army Reforms
His experiences in the War of 1812 and subsequent six-week captivity in Canada opened his eyes to the need for a professional regular army.
Sketching a War’s Toll
South Korea’s most famous cartoonist cut his teeth as an artist in the early 1950s while war raged through—and devastated—his homeland.
Fort and Fortitude: Pushing the Confederate Army to the Breaking Point
Known in official reports as Redoubt H, it was a key part of the Union’s plan to push the Confederate army to the breaking point.
Killer Instinct: How One Man Taught U.S. Rangers to Fight Dirty in WWII
Francois d’Eliscu taught thousands of U.S. Army Rangers how to fight down and dirty in World War II.
‘Meet me at the Canteen’
During World War II American servicemen could take a break at a Stage Door Canteen.
Mutiny! These Revolts Show Why the Seven Seas May Not Always be Seventh Heaven
A look at seven of the most infamous mutinies throughout seafaring history
The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History
Every half century or so comes a book in a particular field or area of history that is monumental, that immediately becomes the authority on that subject.
‘Beautiful Still’: Poetry of the First World War
Coulson’s collected poems, edited by his father, were published posthumously in 1917 and sold 10,000 copies in the first year. He wrote the poem that follows on August 8, 1916, while in the trenches at the Somme.
Crimes and Consequences in Ancient Rome
In ancient Rome, commanders who broke the unwritten rules of military conduct might be greeted with either praise or punishment.
‘Traitors Must Die’: Harry Rée and the SOE
Harry Rée guided French resistance groups in a series of dramatic sabotage operations. Then he was ordered to kill a Gestapo informer.
Hitler’s ‘Cavalry of the Future’
Adolf Hitler had an ulterior motive for ramping up the Third Reich’s investment in the German automotive industry and its racing teams.
“Fixin’-to-Die-Rag”: The Irreverent Anthem of Vietnam
“Fixin’-to-Die-Rag” derailed his promising musical career. But it led Joe McDonald to become a fierce champion for Vietnam veterans.
Why the Civil Rights Movement Was an Insurgency
Military historian Mark Grimsley makes the startling assertion that the American civil rights movement was an insurgency.
