America's Civil War
Discord: A bitter feud between Generals John Gibbon and Joshua Owen
A bitter feud between Generals John Gibbon and Joshua Owen, opposites in every regard, roiled the Army of the Potomac during the war. One would pay a dear price.
HistoryNet
Behind the Lines | Torture by Water
Throughout the ages, water-based forms of torture have gone by many euphemisms, but the intent has nearly always been the same
Civil War Times
Rebellion Denouement
Union veterans had no doubt about Gettysburg’s significance as a turning point in the conflict
HistoryNet
Book Reviews: Churchill Biography and Hitler Analysis
Churchill, flaws and all; the political origins of Hitler; and the strange friendship of Mussolini and the German dictator
Battle Films
Battle Films: The Imitation Game
The Academy Award-winning film downplays key historic details in the breaking of Germany’s Enigma code, yet still packs a powerful punch.
Mag: World War II Featured
In the Grip of Halsey’s Typhoon, Two Captains Fight A Stormy Fate
Among U.S. Navy Admiral Bill "Bull" Halsey's Third Fleet, two ships and their captains battle fate in the grip of an infamous typhoon
HistoryNet
Thunder on the Left: Socialist Victor Berger
Wisconsin congressman was the reform movement's most successful pol
Mag: Wild West Featured
Wild West Game Review: Red Dead Redemption 2
Death lives in Red Dead Redemption 2, a prequel to a 2010 Spaghetti Western–inspired opus.
America's Civil War
Hidden Heroes: News on the Run J.R. McClanahan and ‘The Moving Appeal’
America’s history has been frequently marked by contentious relations between the government and the press.
Civil War Times
Interview With Thomas Van Winkle: Caretakers of the Core
Thomas Van Winkle, president of the board of directors for the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust, has been working for battlefield preservation since 1996.
American History Magazine
Audiobook Review| Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case that Propelled Him to the Presidency
A look into a stenographer's trial transcript, capturing how Abraham Lincoln’s sharp wit and folksy manner saved a client from the noose.
Aviation History
Jesse L. Brown: The U.S. Navy’s First Black Aviator
The son of a sharecropper, Mississippi-born Jesse Leeroy Brown would do whatever it took to become a pilot and break the navy's color barrier.
Front Page Hero
Jane Addams, Secular Saint, Scorned During WWI
Progressive heroine's reputation suffered when she tried to sell pacifism as patriotism
Front Page Hero
America’s Bonaparte Had His Own Code–Reform
Emperor's grandnephew campaigned for good government and civil rights
