World War II vet Jim Downing recounts his experiences on the USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor
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Review: Last Hope Island by Lynne Olson
British author Lynne Olson reflects on Brexit via World War II politics in her latest book
Time Travel: Navy Yard Puget Sound in Bremerton, Washington
Travel writer Jessica Wambach Brown explores the once-bustling wartime shipyard at Bremerton, Washington
How Woodrow Wilson’s Hidden Illness Left America with no President for Over a Year
Months after contracting the Spanish flu, Woodrow Wilson suffered a massive stroke, leaving his wife and doctor to run the country
6 Questions | Author Gerald Steinacher
GERALD STEINACHER is an associate professor of history and the the Hymen Rosenberg Professor […]
New York’s Other Moniker
Washington Irving’s fictional Dutch uncle, Diedrich Knickerbocker, lent his name to all things New York
On the Trail of Colonel Walker
The Confederacy’s hard-luck Army of Tennessee drew its strength from lower-ranking commanders like Colonel […]
Classroom Warrior: Interview with Paul LaRue
Educators, particularly high school teachers, are vital to “growing” new Civil War buffs and […]
Blue and Gray: Shelby Foote, Popular Historian
What is his real legacy? Shelby Foote’s appearance as the principal talking head on […]
Past and Present- CWT February 2013
Now there’s a beer to go with your hardtack Ever wondered what beer tasted […]