WWII Figures
Dick Cole, 103, Last of the Doolittle Raiders
Cole was co-pilot to famed USAAF Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle in the lead plane of 16 B-25B bombers that boldly raided targets in Japan on April 18, 1942
World War I
When Influenza Truly Went Viral
The 1918-19 flu pandemic killed 10s of millions, and scientists still are looking for a cure
Civil War Figures
10 Questions: Flight and Fight
For many former slaves, the battle for freedom did not end with Union victory in the Civil War
Civil War Battles
Interview with Joan Cashin: Devastation
War Stuff: The Struggle for Human and Environmental Resources in the American Civil War by Joan E. Cashin explores the conduct of both Union and Confederate armies and the impact on local civilians.
Civil War Figures
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 Independence
Nathaniel Philbrick: History Ashore and Afloat
The celebrated author completes his American Revolution trilogy with his book In the Hurricane's Eye
Military History
Conversation with Flying Ace Bud Anderson
Fighter pilot Colonel Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson, 96, is a triple ace, credited with 16.25 enemy kills in the skies over Europe.
Wild West
Author Steve Friesen
Steve Friesen no longer directs the Buffalo Bill Museum, but he’s still following in Cody’s tracks
