Triage for the wounded, institutionalized during the Civil War, remains fundamental for modern medical teams
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WWI in the Alps: An American Journalist on the Italian Front Lines
During World War I an ambitious newspaper correspondent made it his mission to cover the fighting on what he called “the roof of the world”
A Celebrity Chef in Crimea? Meet Alexis Soyer
Was Alexis Soyer the first celebrity chef? “He is the most ridiculous man,” an acquaintance observed, “but quite perfect in his way.
Gary Sinise: Serving Those Who’ve Served
The acclaimed actor has spent decades honoring and serving those in uniform both abroad and on the home front
Civil War Anesthesia Wasn’t Just a Slug of Whiskey: Inside the New 19th-Century Science of Battlefield Painkillers
Anesthesia helped ease the ordeal of sick and wounded soldiers on both sides facing amputation or surgery
Karl Wolff: Peacemaker, Mass Murderer, or Both?
The SS general was keen to end the war in Europe. But did he ever truly understand and acknowledge his complicity in the Third Reich?
‘What stays with you latest and deepest?’: PBS Series Examines the Civil War Through Poetry
Now in its third season, PBS’s “Poetry in America,” centers on one iconic American poem each episode
Oldest US World War II Veteran Dies at 112 in New Orleans
“I would like to be remembered as a strong man,” said Lawrence Brooks, “A good soldier”
Book Review: 100 days in Vietnam
In 2008, Tallon was finally awarded a Purple Heart, which he had not received because his plane’s crash was officially characterized as a “non-hostile” accident.
Patton and the Battle of the Bulge: ‘As soon as you’re through with me, I can attack the day after tomorrow morning’
After being sidelined for nearly a year, Patton was turned loose with the Third Army in France. He made up for lost time. He told his staff to hustle—an ounce of sweat was worth a gallon of blood.