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World War I Was A Revolutionary Time for Communications
Often called the “first modern war,” World War I introduced a great many technological developments as the world carried itself further into the industrial age. Read more
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The Allies’ Strong Stand Atop Mortain
by Kevin HymelA German SS officer, holding a white flag of truce, walked through the American lines and up to a tall lieutenant from Texas. Read more
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The Civil War’s Western Territories As Leadership Dumping Grounds
By Mark N. LardasStrategically isolated from the South, geographically isolated from the Far West, and separated from the Union plains states by the Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Texas was a backwater whose ultimate fate depended on the success of the Confederacy. Read more
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World War I’s Battle of the Somme: New Photographs
World War I’s Battle of the Somme was a grueling four-month battle involving French, British and German forces. It was one of the larger and more memorable conflicts in the war, with an estimated one million soldiers killed or wounded. Read more
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Vierville Civilians Recall Allied Pre-Invasion Bombings
by Kevin HymelThe townspeople of Vierville-sur-Mer awoke around 3 am on June 6, 1944, to the sound of bombs. In the early morning of the Normandy Invasion, American Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers were dropping their payloads, preparing the invasion beaches for the coming attack. Read more
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Sketches of D-Day’s “Mulberry Harbours” on Auction
Developed by the British in World War II, “Mulberry harbours” were portable, temporary harbors that could be used for rapid on- and off-loading of cargo ships during the D-Day Invasion. Read more
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The Origin of Stephen Crane’s Red Badge of Courage
by Roy Morris Jr.In the winter of 1893, a struggling young writer named Stephen Crane dropped by the art studio of his painter friend Corwin Linson at the corner of Broadway and 30th Street in New York City. Read more
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Renewed Interest in Colonial Supporter Bernardo de Gálvez
Bernardo de Gálvez was a Spanish military leader who played a major role in the American Revolutionary War. A military leader who served as colonial governor of Louisiana, he favored staunchly anti-British policies, cracking down on English smuggling operations while promoting more trade with France. Read more
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To Casablanca By Air
By Eric NiderostOn the afternoon of January 7, 1943, Boeing 314s Dixie Clipper and Atlantic Clipper took off from the Marine Air Terminal, La Guardia Airport in New York, their destination Miami. Read more
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Museum Exhibit Celebrates Civil War Sesquicentennial
In celebration of the sesquicentennials of General William T. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign and March to the Sea, the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History is opening a special exhibit titled “1864.” Read more
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On This Day in History: The Gallipoli Campaign
On this day in 1915, 42,000 Ottoman soldiers against 17,000 World War I ANZAC soldiers in the now famous Battle of Gallipoli. Read more
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Another Look at CSS Hunley, the First Combat Submarine
The H.L. Hunley was a Confederate submarine that played a small, yet interesting role in the American Civil War. Often labeled as the first combat submarine that successfully sank another warship, the Hunley demonstrated some of the early advantages armies could attain by exploring undersea warfare. Read more
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On This Day in History: The Battle of the Guilford Courthouse
March 15, 1781, was a critical date in the Revolutionary War. At a court house in present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis led a 2,100-man British force into battle against American Major General Nathanael Greene. Read more
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Another of Adolf Hitler’s Photo Albums Donated to National Archives
One of Adolf Hitler’s photo albums of art stolen by his Nazi troops is soon to be donated to the National Archives, according to the Washington Post. Read more
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Prisons in the American Civil War — New Details Emerge
According to a CNN article, 2014 was the 150 anniversary of “the peak year of suffering” in American Civil War prisons. Read more
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Adolf Hitler’s Brush with Death in World War I
By Robert Barr SmithPrivate Henry Tandey had a clear shot at the German soldier. He was so close that he could look his enemy in the eyes. Read more
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German Interest in Adolf Hitler on the Rise
German interest in Adolf Hitler is on the rise, according to a recent Telgraph article and a study conducted by the German Media Control group. Read more
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Great Britain and the American Civil War
1861 to 1865 marked a bitter time in U.S. history. Arguments over states’ rights, slavery and the role the federal goverment should play in national affairs brought both the North an South into a terrible conflict that became the American Civil War. Read more
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Flags from World War I, World War II and the American Civil War
Founded in 1773, the Charleston Museum in South Carolina dubs itself “America’s First Museum.” Its new collection, “Unfurled,” is a stunning collection of historical flags from American history. Read more
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Civil War Quarterly Preview: General Phillip Sheridan and the Battle of Winchester
For General Philiip Sheridan, war was a tonic.
“He was a wonderful man on the battle field,” one of his fellow Union officers recalled, “and never in as good humor as when under fire.” Read more
