‘John Finerty Reports the Sioux War’ Book Review
Paul Hedren relates the war reportage of frontier gonzo journalist John Finerty
Medal of Honor: The Bravery of Raul ‘Roy’ Benavidez
Roy Benavidez braved bullets, grenade fragments and even a bayonet to save the lives of his comrades under attack during the Vietnam War
Book Review: Blood and Treasure
Award-winning writing duo Bob Drury and Tom Clavin relate the exploits of iconic frontiersman Daniel Boone
SOS Indianapolis: Behind the Sinking of the Heavy Cruiser
It took a sailor, a schoolboy and survivors more than half a century to disperse the cloud hanging over the sinking of the heavy cruiser
‘The Real Dirt on America’s Frontier Outlaws’ Book Review
Jim Motavalli profiles more than a dozen of the baddest badmen of the Old West
‘Go West, Mr. President’ Book Review
Michael Blake relates iconic populist President Theodore Roosevelt's 1903 "Great Loop" tour of the Midwest and West
Julia Bricklin: Looking Over the Overlooked
The award-winning biographer writes about just such Western characters
Enemies to Friends: How Two Fighter Pilots Over Vietnam Buried the Hatchet
Thirty-six years after clashing in a dogfight over North Vietnam, two fighter pilots reconciled
Translating for Yamashita, the ‘Tiger of Malaya’
In 1945 a young Marine with an aptitude for languages landed in the midst of a war crimes trial with international ramifications
‘Taking Fire!’ Memoir Details Hunter-Killer Scout Missions
A former scout helicopter pilot details his experiences during a 1969-70 combat tour with the air cavalry of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Reconciling Differences in Vietnam
In 1995, the U.S. and Vietnam decided it was time to put old animosities aside
Book Review: Saving the Oregon Trail
Dennis Larsen completes his series of biographies about the 'Father of the Oregon Trail'
Engineering Victory
Given their expertise with explosives, tunnelers like Coulson Norman Mitchell were repurposed and sent forward to decommission German demolition charges
Court-Martial of Lt. Calley: Behind-the-Scenes Legal Maneuverings
A closer look at how the court-martial of 1st Lt. William Laws Calley Jr. started at Fort Benning, Georgia
‘Ambitious Honor’ Book Review
James Mueller captures the essence of Custer, a man who perpetually defies one-dimensional dismissals of his character
Oliver Otis Howard: Westward, Christian Soldier
General O.O. Howard found grace and lost an arm during the Civil War before heading west to confront Apache leader Cochise and Nez Perce Chief Joseph
