Rambling: Suburban Sprawl Is Destroying the Stones River Battlefield
An Afghan War veteran laments the disappearance of hallowed landscape
Insight: A Historian Explains How Republicans Misjudged the Threat of Secession
David M. Potter's scholarship explains how the North saw Southern rhetoric as 'crying wolf'
Civil War Veterans’ Shocking Souvenirs—Bullets in Their Bodies
Decades after soldiers were wounded, bits of lead showed up in X-rays, or simply appeared
Book Review: On a Knife’s Edge
Prit Buttar properly sets the WWII Battle of Stalingrad amid the broader context of winter campaigns in the Ukraine
The Failed Mission to Take Out Germany’s Desert Fox
Looking to score big, a young British commando set his sights on a famous target: General Erwin Rommel
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Colonial Cryptographers Helped Patriots Win the Revolution
After a slow start, Washington's spymasters used mathematics, chemistry, and sneakiness to turn the tide against the British
How Stonewall Jackson’s Death Sites Became Tourist Attractions
Confederate veterans created shrines to memorialize the general and attract travelers' dollars
Peril on the Potomac: The Sinking of Black Diamond
Dozens die as troop transport collides with barge hunting for John Wilkes Booth
Book Review: Undersea Warriors
Iain Ballantyne relates the exploits of British intelligence and ballistic missile submariners during the Cold War
America’s Civil War Book Reviews: The Role of Rangers in the Civil War
The latest books on the Civil War
Explore the Haunting Remnants of Civil War Prisons
As the conflict went on, conditions for captives became more and more inhumane
The Battle of Orange Court House: Mounted Mayhem in the Streets
Much-maligned Yankee cavalry finally got the best of its Confederate rivals
‘Vietnam Living History Day’ at Famous Army Fort Preserves Veterans’ Memories
Historic Army fort showcases the Vietnam War
Behind the Mind of Ho Chi Minh
How communist North Korean leader Ho Chi Minh developed his thoughts and theories on war
Book Review: MacArthur’s Air Force
Bill Yenne examines how Douglas MacArthur effectively wielded airpower during from World War II through the Korean War
Appomattox Apple Tree Yields Prize for Winner’s Wife
Exquisite jewelry carved in the shape of acorns presented to Julia Dent Grant
