American Independence
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Founders’ Fondness for Slavery
Architects of American freedom went to great lengths to capture runaways
World War II
Why a Famous Mystic Spooked the Royal Navy During World War II
After a devastating Royal Navy loss, military authorities felt duty bound to keep a careful eye on a famed Scottish mystic.
World War I
When Influenza Truly Went Viral
The 1918-19 flu pandemic killed 10s of millions, and scientists still are looking for a cure
Africa
Book Review: The Pirate World
Angus Konstam recounts the history of maritime outlawry as far back as the second millennium BC
World War I
Book Review: A Lab of One’s Own
The void created by men going off to combat in World War I opened professional doors for women, Patricia Fara explains
American Independence
Laws of War | A Neck for a Neck?
In 1782, just a few years into its nationhood, the United States was forced to grapple with the issue of revenge as an instrument of war
World War II
Book Review: Operation Columba—The Secret Pigeon Service
As Gordon Corera relates, in 1941 British intelligence began dropping homing pigeons across Nazi-occupied Europe, hoping for a miracle
American Independence
Book Review: Gibraltar
Roy and Lesley Adkins reveal one of the most strategically important American Revolutionary War campaigns — on the far side of the Atlantic
