The knock came around noon on a sunny spring day, April 17, 1865. When […]
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Triumph on Bataan
At a place that evokes loss, America forged an unlikely victory. As seen from […]
Everyman’s Gun–The AK-47
How Cold War politics made the AK-47 the world’s most ubiquitous gun. Plus—Fidel, Saddam, […]
The American Rommel
Major General John Wood Showed Patton and the rest of the high command how […]
ACW Book Review: God’s Almost Chosen Peoples
God’s Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War by George […]
Book Review: The Civil War Letters
The Civil War Letters of a Confederate Artillery Officer (Col. Frank Huger, C.S.A.) edited […]
Buddha: Enlightened Warrior
In his youth Siddhartha Gautama was a brawny, six-foot warrior prince, trained in the […]
The Biggest Mistakes and Myths About the Alamo
Ten things about the 1836 Texas battle every American knows—whether they happened or not.
The Battle Between President Nixon And General Abrams
Presidential confidence in the MACV leader had deteriorated and would continue to erode
Chaos Along the River: Confederate Raiders Raised Continuous Havoc in the Potomac River Valley
Sergeant Harrison Wells of the 13th Georgia passed through the Potomac River Valley region […]