
Planning for a Victorious South
'Colossal Ambitions' examines Confederate expectations for a place as a global power—with slavery
'Colossal Ambitions' examines Confederate expectations for a place as a global power—with slavery
"I looked aft, and everything behind the mast was just a wall of flame, towering up into the sky"
A time-honored naval tradition of wholly embarrassing a pilot while simultaneously causing significant paint damage to a plane worth millions
Decades of armed conflict in Afghanistan have transformed the iconography of one of the country’s traditional art forms
A sparkling room built for Russian royalty became a mystery after it was stolen by the Nazis during World War II
Robert Watt chronicles the struggle by Chihenne Apaches under Nana for the return of their reservation at Ojo Caliente, N.M.
The author delved into archives nationwide to write the definitive biography of Jim Bridger
Allied special forces units in far-flung theaters pioneered air evacuation of wounded in World War II, providing a needed boost to the men’s morale.
A new history of the Cuban Missile Crisis distills 60 years of official and secret narratives about the world's scariest moment
Coolidge received the Medal of Honor on June 18, 1945
A San Diego museum showcases one of the Vietnam War’s most famous aircraft carriers
In 1759 British Maj. Robert Rogers and his vaunted rangers raided deep into Abenaki territory in Quebec—but fewer than half would make it back alive
Readers sound off about Ted Williams' wartime service and the 1842 mutiny aboard USS Somers
Bassett picked up the regiment’s colors and cried to his men, 'Follow me,' then rushed and planted the colors on the enemy position.