Zephaniah Kingsley: Champion of Free Blacks
Roving merchant and slave trader approved of bondage system but saw freedmen as linchpin
Hitler Celebrated His 50th—Then Went to War
On Hitler’s 50th, adoring Germans hailed their leader for making their country a great power again and for stopping short of the all-out war they so feared—or so they thought.
Book Review: Ride the Devil’s Herd
John Boessenecker pores over the history behind that most legendary of Western gun battles near Tombstone's O.K. Corral
Sergeant York: The German Backlash
The Berlin government ordered a historian to write a report calling York's exploit an American lie.
Death Stalks the Capital
A deadly epidemic in Philadelphia shut down the nation’s business and taught Americans an important lesson: Good health is good policy
Book Review: The Real Dirt
Jim Motavalli profiles 17 frontier figures, both legends and little-known characters
Vladimir Putin’s World War II Reading List
A letter from the Russian Prime Minister, who was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg); his mother was a factory worker during the siege.
The Significance of Thermopylae: Why We Ought to Thank the Spartans for the Constitution, Chick-fil-a, and Capitalism
The Spartan victory at the Battle of Thermopylae opened the door for American staples, like Constitution, Chick-fil-a, and capitalism
Rebels on the Run
The dramatic battle for High Bridge only postponed the inevitable.
Book Review: Russia’s Iron General
Jamie Cockfield profiles WWI Russian commander Alexei Brusilov, among his nation's greatest generals
Future Wild West Stars Meet While Serving as Union Spies in Missouri
"Wild Bill" and "Buffalo Bill," each dressed in gray, had a snack while chasing Confederates under Sterling Price
Book Review: The Crowded Hour
Clay Risen examines the broader impact of Theodore Roosevelt's "Crowded Hour" charging up Cuba's San Juan Heights
Book Review: 1941
Andrew Nagorski focuses on the fateful year Adolf Hitler all but ensured the destruction of the Third Reich
