‘Our Prisoners’: A Journalist Reports on Andersonville
The atrocities, the Times said, “would make the blood of a cannibal run cold”
How Afghanistan’s ‘Rugs of War’ Helped Its Citizens Tell the Story of Conflict
Decades of armed conflict in Afghanistan have transformed the iconography of one of the country’s traditional art forms
Revolt of the Ionians
The Greek cities of Asia Minor tried mightily to free themselves from Persian subjugation. But their rebellion ultimately backfired
‘Dead men are heavier than broken hearts’: Author Raymond Chandler and the Great War
“Once you have had to lead a platoon into direct machine-gun fire,” Raymond Chandler would later write, “nothing is ever the same again.”
The Gun that Started the Great War: The Browning M1910
On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb nationalist, used an M1910 to shoot Archduke Franz Ferdinand
War is…?
A through-the-ages compendium of definitions by poets, philosophers, historians, heads of state, military leaders, critics, writers, and others
‘The Lenin Plot: The Unknown Story of America’s War Against Russia’ Review
Author Barnes Carr examines Washington's secret attempts to topple Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin's regime
Collateral Casualties: Poetry of the Second World War
"Only Man deserves brute suffering"
Disparate Justice: The 1946 Lichfield Courts-Martial
The punishments meted out in the Lichfield courts-martial of 1946 underscored the long-held belief that military justice is far from fair
One War Correspondent’s Hasty Account of the Battle of New Orleans
Bradford’s paper rushed his account of the Battle of New Orleans into print
A New Kind of Firepower that Gave Union Soldiers a Fearsome Edge
Christopher Spencer’s seven-shot repeating rifle gave Union forces in the Civil War a fearsome edge against their Confederate enemies.
The Fallen Star of German Artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
German artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a pioneer of the European avant-garde movement. This self-portrait is his most famous work.
From Space to Battlefields: 18 Innovative Devices Designed to Aid the Naked Eye
A look at some 'eye-catching' devices that helped put some important things into focus
Battle of the Mounts: Two of the Civil War’s Fiercest Cavalry Commanders Face Off
In June 1864 two of the Civil War’s fiercest cavalry commanders faced off at Trevilian Station, Virginia.
‘Ernie was one of us’
Ernie Pyle covered World War II from a soldier’s-eye view. Millions of loyal readers devoured every word.
Morris “Moe” Berg: How Baseball’s Odd Man Out Became an American Spy
Morris “Moe” Berg was a brainy academic who spoke a dozen languages. He was also a spy.
