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The Mysterious Mr. Zedzed: The Wickedest Man in the World

Sir Basil Zaharoff was the archetypal "merchant of death"—an arms salesman who made a career out of selling to both sides in a conflict and stood accused of starting World War I for his personal profit.
February 16, 2012 | By Mike Dash

General Grant in Love and War

The officer who gained glory as a warrior in the Civil War also had a domestic side.
February 14, 2012 | By Gilbert King

When Uncle Sam Backs Your Film

How Act of Valor is only the latest in a long history of official military involvement in the film industry
February 08, 2012 | By Daniel Eagan

Nice Things to Say About Attila the Hun

He was the barbarians' barbarian who called himself "the Scourge of God." But how did the terrible Attila command such loyalty—and why, in death, was he so mourned?
February 03, 2012 | By Mike Dash

Nazi rally in Nuremberg

Revisiting The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

Recently reissued, William L. Shirer's seminal 1960 history of Nazi Germany is still important reading
February 2012 | By Ron Rosenbaum

U701 shipwreck

Diving for the Secrets of the Battle of the Atlantic

Off the coast of North Carolina lie dozens of shipwrecks, remainders of a forgotten theater of World War II
January 18, 2012 | By Jim Morrison

Illustrated News

The Civil War in Black and White

A collection of historic front pages shows how civilians experienced and read about the war
January 10, 2012 | By Jeanne Maglaty

The Story of the WWI Christmas Truce

It has become one of the great legends of World War I. But what really happened when British and German troops emerged from their trenches that Christmas Day?
December 23, 2011 | By Mike Dash

The Great Dissenter and his Half-Brother

John Harlan championed racial justice on a hostile Supreme Court. Robert Harlan, a freed slave, achieved renown despite the court's decisions
December 20, 2011 | By Gilbert King

Portsmouth New Hampshire

The Midday Ride of Paul Revere

Longfellow made the patriot’s ride to Lexington legendary, but the story of Revere’s earlier trip to Portsmouth deserves to be retold as well
December 12, 2011 | By Christopher Klein

Determining Who Made the Most Movies

Some directors make more movies than others. A lot more.
December 09, 2011 | By Daniel Eagan

William Seward with British Minister Lord Lyons

The Unknown Contributions of Brits in the American Civil War

Historian Amanda Foreman discusses how British citizens took part in the war between the Union and the Confederacy
December 09, 2011 | By Megan Gambino

Behind Enemy Lines With Violette Szabo

She was young, married and a mother. But after her husband died in battle against the Nazis, she became a secret agent for the British
December 06, 2011 | By Gilbert King

Pearl Harbor survivors

Unflinching Portraits of Pearl Harbor Survivors

Seventy years after the day that lives on in infamy, the soldiers stationed at Pearl Harbor recall their experiences
December 05, 2011 | By Megan Gambino

Sharpshooters in Mill

Frozen in Place: December 1861

President Lincoln addresses the State of the Union and grows impatient with General McClellan
December 2011 | By David Zax

A Civil War Tune by Edwin Forbes

The Sentimental Ballad of the Civil War

Forget “Dixie,” it was one New Yorker’s “Home Sweet Home” that was the song most beloved by Union and Confederate soldiers
November 30, 2011 | By John Hanc

The Monocled World War II Interrogator

Robin "Tin Eye" Stephens became known for "breaking" captured German spies without laying a hand on them
November 23, 2011 | By Gilbert King

The Civil War: 8 Strange and Obscure Facts You Didn’t Know

Amid the vast literature of the Civil War, it's easy to lose sight of some of the stranger facts, coincidences and quirks of character
November 15, 2011 | By Karen Abbott

Saluting Veterans in Film

Veterans have generally been treated with dignity and respect in Hollywood films, but there are always the exceptions
November 11, 2011 | By Daniel Eagan

History Heroes: Marc Bloch

The scholar created a whole new way of looking at history, but found time to fight in two World Wars–latterly, aged 60, as a leader of the French Resistance
November 10, 2011 | By Mike Dash


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