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The Rise of the American Navy 1775 – 1914
On a warm August day in 1785, at the Merchants’ Coffee House in Philadelphia, […]
Hops and History
Historic travelers can quench their thirst with a flood of Civil War-themed brews. From […]
Henry VIII’s War Games
Within the considerable torso of the swaggering, blustering English king beat the heart of […]
Valor | Night Watch
Sometimes it takes more than courage under fire to merit a nation’s highest military […]
Sestina for Gettysburg
July is hot in Pennsylvania. The mercury will measure Into the heights of the […]
Ukrainian Eulogy
In 1651 Ukrainian Cossacks battled Polish troops for self-determination, but as the rebels learned […]
Algerian Quagmire
For eight years French soldiers fought a brutal asymmetric war against insurgents determined to […]
Did Germans Ever ‘Jump’ An Airfield During WWII?
Did Germans Ever ‘Jump’ An Airfield During WWII?
Book Review: Code Warriors
Stephen Budiansky, former editor of World War II, delves into the clandestine world of the U.S. code breakers who waged a back-channel Cold War against the Soviet Union