How A Severely Wounded Medic Risked His Life to Save Others in Vietnam
Severely wounded, hero medic Lawrence Joel ignored enemy fire to reach the wounded and dead in Vietnam, for which he received the Medal of Honor
What if Robert E. Lee had sent Troops to Vicksburg?
Why exactly was Robert E. Lee so opposed to sending help to Mississippi in 1863?
“No. 1 Gun”: An M60 Machine Gunner in Vietnam Tells His Story
A former expert with the M60 machine gun shares his experiences wielding the fearsome weapon in Vietnam
Should Pope be a Punchline?
For starters, there is scant evidence he said that “Headquarters in the Saddle” line
Who Kept Ulysses S. Grant Sober?
John Rawlins used his brains and blue language to keep his boss in check
Notes from the Underground Railroad: How Slaves Found Freedom
Black slaves recall their perilous journey to freedom using a network of hidden trails and safehouses laid out by freedmen and white abolitionists
‘The Savagery of Guerrilla Warfare’—Readers’ Letters Weigh in on Crazy Military Battle
Readers sound off about the Lee-Enfield rifle, Robert Rogers' Rangers, the Battles of Cedar Creek and Schmidt, U-853, Charles 'The Hammer' Martel and Curtis LeMay in our November '21 issue
Top 8 Civil War Landmarks to Check Out in Historic Baltimore
Learn more about Baltimore's Civil War past, when Southern sympathizers attacked Union troops in April 1861—the war’s first blood drawn in action
In God We Trust: Did George B. McClellan Suffer from a Messianic Complex?
George B. McClellan is accused of character defects and mental illness for his religious beliefs. But those views were not unique
‘The most important lesson I learned’: Fmr. Gen. David Petraeus on the Vietnam War, Iraq and Afghanistan
David Petraeus on the lessons of the Vietnam War and their impact on the senior military leadership
The Stories Behind Five Iconic World War II Images
Next to soldiers, sailors, and Marines, war photographers were there in the jungles, deserts, streets, and snow to capture not only the devastation that the war wrought, but the victories as well
‘Aces and Eights’ Book Review
Ralph Estes deals up a lighthearted history of poker in the Old West and the legendary figures who played it
See How Navy SEALs Sharpened Their Deadly Skills in Vietnam
The U.S. Navy SEALs honed their unique approach to special operations in Vietnam
David Thomas: Zeroing in on Southern New Mexico
The well-traveled historian writes about Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett and other Mesilla Valley characters
