The Difference Between ‘Shell Fragments’ and ‘Shrapnel’
A military historian sets the record straight on the oft-confused terminology.
‘That memory will just never, ever go away’: Hershel Williams Recalls Iwo Jima 75 Years On
HistoryNet interviews Iwo Jima veteran Hershel "Woody" Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Pacific War.
Book Review: Waffen-SS
Adrian Gilbert examines the dark World War II history of Nazi Germany's Waffen-SS (aka the "Alibi of the Nation")
American History Reviews: The Eyes of Texas Are Upon This Book
History of the Lone Star State connects the prominent dots and tells stories of the lesser known
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: San Antonio Doctor Had a Batty Idea for Controlling Malaria
Charles Campbell believed in the winged mammals' voracious appetite for mosquitoes
The Women Who Loved Hitler
Nazi doctrine pigeonholed them as obedient mothers and wives, but a cadre of strong female supporters aided the rise of the Führer and some of his most trusted men.
Perfect Trap: The Godfather of Naval Aviation
Remarkable career of naval aviation pioneer Frederick “Trap” Trapnell encompassed biplanes, airships, WWII fighters, research planes and early carrier jets.
Unassuming Chemist Was the CIA’s Poisoner in Chief
Sidney Gottlieb ran a workshop dedicated to assassination—and mind control
A Belgian Grandmother is the Protagonist of this World War II Video Game
Brukel's plot hinges on memories, not manpower.
A Family Fortune Made of Whole Cloth
The Cone family exemplified Jewish immigration in the South by encouraging industrial and cultural progress
Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee: ‘Do While You Can’
Charles McGee never thought much of flying until he started training at Tuskegee. When he finally left the U.S. Air Force, he had 30 years and three wars behind him.
Book Review: Lives Reclaimed
Mark Roseman documents the League (aka the Bund), a utopian group that provided wartime aid and succor to victims of the Nazi regime
SCOTUS 101: Scandal Sheets Are Afforded Protection of Due Process
The Constitution's press freedom guarantor forbids gag laws
How a Red Army Officer-Turned-Nazi Recruit Made America His Home
Jakob Reimer mastered dodging the past—and passing as an ordinary U.S. citizen.
Book Review: Return to the Reich
Eric Lichtblau relates the story of Fred Mayer, a German Jew who in 1945 parachuted into Austria at the head of a three-man OSS team
