Arriving in France in April 1918, Col. Hugh D. Wise, commander of the U.S. 61st Infantry Division, held a precious object. It was a toy soldier given to him by his six-year-old son, Hugh, Jr. The boy
Identifying discrete geographical areas in order to better understand a conflict that moves across hundreds of thousands of square miles of land and water, such as the American Civil War and World Wa
The military history of New Jersey, from New Netherland’s struggles with the Lenape through colonial wars of empire to twenty-first-century conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, is extensive and signific
"Captain Grenfell has both the background and literary ability to bring the whole dramatic story brilliantly alive.” —San Francisco Chronicle “A remarkably luci
A Major Contribution to the History of Technology and Ancient Warfare The most recognized military device of ancient times and the source of continued fascination and popular appeal, the catapult repr
The Journal of the American Revolution, Annual Volume 2017, presents the journal’s best historical research and writing over the past calendar year. The volume is designed for institutions, scholars,
A Classic in the History of Exploration, a Judicious Account of the Role of the Cabots in the Discovery of the New WorldJohn Cabot, Giovanni Caboto in his native Italian, led an expedition to the New
The First American Volunteer to Serve in the RAF During World War II Who Fought in the Battle of Britain and Then Defended Singapore Against the Japanese Invasion As one of the storied few who defeat
A Moment of Great National Sorrow Captured in Photographs and DrawingsThe Civil War burdened the United States economically, politically, morally, and spiritually, as nothing has before or since. The
Since its first publication over fifty years ago, the haunting image of Private Edwin F. Jemison has attracted widespread attention from those interested in the Civil War and other wars. His likeness
The year’s best articles from the most popular source of the latest research in Revolutionary War studies The Journal of the American Revolution, Annual Volume 2018, presents the journal’s
“Company H,” the Classic Civil War Memoir in a New Edition, Completely Annotated for the First Time and Illustrated with Twenty-Four MapsCo. Aytch, or a Side Show of the Big Show is perhaps the finest
In 1831, Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Church of Christ—later to be renamed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints—revealed that Zion, or “New Je
In 1877, the U.S. Government opened the Nez Perce lands in Oregon to settlers and ordered the tribe to move to a reservation in Idaho Territory. Although reluctant to leave their homeland, the N
Based on the author’s popular television program, a history of Pennsylvania from George Washington’s Fort Necessity to the Flight 93 memorial Pennsylvania is a battlefield. Fort Necessity.
A Reconstruction of Ptolemy I’s History of Alexander’s Conquests, a Primary Source Cited in Later Books That Disappeared More Than One Thousand Years Ago Alexander the Great is well known as one of th
The Daring Raid to Kidnap a British General in Order to Gain Freedom for the Highest Ranking Continental Officer Captured During the American RevolutionOn the night of December 12, 1776, while on a re
Founded in 1682 by a society that had no military, eschewed violence as a means of solving conflicts, and tolerated a wide variety of religions, Pennsylvania began as a “peaceable kingdom”—but war was
Born in Berlin at the end of the nineteenth century, Walter Mehring inherited both his father’s respect for the civilizing power of literature and his formidable library of thousands of books. Like hi
