‘Jo Mora’ Book Review
Peter Hiller profiles Jo Mora, the Uruguayan-born artist who left a legacy of art in various media across the American West
How CIA and Special Forces Tested Counterinsurgency Strategy in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
In 1961, the CIA’s clandestine Combined Studies Group, along with U.S. Special Forces, began experimenting with a program to organize a group of Vietnam's Highland tribes known collectively as “Montagnards”
Jo Mora: The Western Artist From Well South of the Border
Uruguayan-born Mora cowboyed, lived with the Hopis and captured the American West in paintings, sculpture and words
Yank Magazine Created A Unique Record of American Soldiers’ Roles in World War II
From June 1942 through 1945 frontline American soldiers filed stories and photographed World War II and its aftermath for a select readership—themselves
See Images of Switzerland’s Military From 1386 To Modern Times
Due in part to its readiness to fight, Switzerland has spent centuries in relative peace
The Best History Books to Give This Christmas
Ready to retreat to your couch and gift yourself a quiet night of reading and relaxation whilst under your weighted blanket? The editors here at HistoryNet have got you covered
‘Terror on the Santa Fe Trail’ Book Review
Doug Hocking, who grew up on New Mexico's Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation, relates the war this little-known band waged along the Santa Fe Trail
How John Steinbeck Inspired the Resistance in WWII
One of John Steinbeck’s lesser-known works, The Moon Is Down, was among the most effective pieces of wartime propaganda ever written
‘Bison’ Book Review
Photographer Audrey Hall and collaborator Chase Reynolds Ewald present a paean to the iconic American buffalo of the Western plains
Theodore Waddell: Cheatgrass Dreams Come True
The artist puts a modernist touch on paintings of cattle, sheep, horses and other creatures of the northern Rockies
‘Texas Jack’ Book Review
Matthew Kerns sets out to prove that little-remembered Texas Jack Omohundro, a pal of Buffalo Bill Cody, epitomized the 19th century cowboy
As Memory Serves: Lee’s 1862 Trek Into Maryland, In Artists’ Eyes
Their Maryland: The Army of Northern Virginia From the Potomac Crossing to Sharpsburg in September 1862, explores in detail the critical second stage of General Robert E. Lee’s 1862 Maryland Campaign
‘Courage Under Fire’ Review
Retired Army Lt. Col. Ed Sherwood’s book ably addresses a long-neglected gap in the history of the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam
‘Cheyenne Summer’ Book Review
Terry Mort relates the 1868 Battle of Beecher Island after introducing the participants, namely the Cheyennes, the U.S. Army and Colorado Territory civilians
These German Soldiers Inspired Washington Irving’s Sleepy Hollow
Hessians earned a scary reputation in America - inspiring the "Headless Horseman" of Sleepy Hollow. But history shows these German soldiers were not so intimidating
