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
Known to history as “Dunmore’s War,” the 1774 campaign against a Shawnee-led Indian confederacy in the Ohio Country marked the final time an American colonial militia took to the field in His Majesty’
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.
Exploring the legend of the man who brought Christianity to the British Isles “This author testifieth Joseph of Arimathea to be the first preacher of the word of God within our realms. Long after tha
Born in 1800 in Southampton County, Virginia, Nat Turner was one of millions of enslaved persons of African descent in the United States. Encouraged to learn to read and write, Turner immersed himself
The Transformation of the Abolitionist Movement from Peaceful Demonstration to Radical Confrontation as Embodied in John BrownEstablishing himself as a fresh and important voice in the history of Afri
Ohio: A Military History, part of the Westholme State Military History Series, is the most comprehensive account to date of conflict within the state as well as the state’s contributions to the nation
A Leading Expert on Traditional Archery Offers Insight Into How the Longbow Was Drawn from Medieval Sources to Modern Recreations ?Soar’s book [The Crooked Stick] is indispensible.”?Bernard Cornwell,
Leader of a Conspiracy to Overthrow the Roman Republic, a Reform-Minded Senator Whose Reputation, Life, and Legacy Were Destroyed to Maintain the Status Quo In 62 BC, Roman Senator Lucius Sergius Cati
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
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
“It would be as hard to give up all thought [of being a soldier] as it would be to stop breathing,” wrote George S. Patton in October 1945; “The great tragedy of my
While the great overland migration routes to America’s far west are well known and documented—the California, Oregon, Mormon, and Santa Fe Trails, the Central Overland and Pony Express&m
Account of the life of Corporal John Allison, who served in the Continental Army, 3rd, 5th, and 2nd New York Regiments, throughout the Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783.
A Common Man’s Survival After Being Captured at the Battle of Dunbar and Sold into Servitude in America In the winter of 1650–51, one hundred fifty ragged and hungry Scottish prisoners of war arrived
Through Battle Dispatches, Letters, and Other Records, Discovering the Wartime Service of America’s Most Famous Nurse “I always tried to succor the wounded until medical aid and supp
While attacking the British and their allies at Stony Point, Paulus Hook, and upstate New York, George Washington prepared a bold plan to end the war in New York City Despite great limits of money and
Written during the ascension of Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia, an investigation of the methods of revolutionary change The first third of the twentieth century saw a seismic upheaval in global pol
A short, focused history of the politics of Reconstruction in a changing America On December 5, 1876, President Ulysses S. Grant transmitted his eighth and final message to Congress. In reviewing his
The first complete account of the largest supernatural crisis in American history, and how ordinary citizens brought it to a close By July 1692, the witch hunt surrounding the town of Salem and Salem
Pulled out of a combat deployment, the author found himself bringing his younger brother home from war “Sergeant Donleigh Gaunky’s moving memoir speaks to everyone who has lost a loved one in defense
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
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
Considered one of the first acts of rebellion to British authority over the American colonies, a fresh account placing the incident into historical context Between the Boston Massacre in 1770 and the
The staggering United States debt has a direct impact on every American, yet few are aware of where the debt came from and how it affects their lives The United States has a debt problem—we owe more t
The Story of the Longest and Largest Forced Migration of Native Americans in American HistoryThe Indian Removal Act of 1830 was the culmination of the United States’ policy to force native populations
Civil War Hero and Scapegoat, Surveyor of Mexico, General of the Egyptian Army, and Builder of the Statue of Liberty’s PedestalIn the winter of 1861, as the secession crisis came to a head, an obscure
The Bitter Battle over the Charter of the Second Bank of the United States and Its Lasting Impact on the American EconomyLate one night in July 1832,Martin Van Buren rushed to the White House where he
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
One of the most remarkable personalities of the Middle Ages, Frederick II of Hohenstaufen was born in 1194. His parents—the reigning Holy Roman Emperor and the heiress to the Kingdom of Sicily—belonge
In 1775 the British Empire was in crisis. While it was buried in debt from years of combat against the French, revolution was stirring in its wealthiest North American colonies. To allow the rebellion
The First English Translation of the Wartime Diaries of the Eldest Daughter of Nicholas II, the Last Tsar of Russia, with Additional Documents of the PeriodIn August 1914, Russia entered World War I,
?Hutchins’s new study on Coronado’s famous expedition to the American Southwest in the 1540s focuses on its military aspects rather than its more familiar expansionist or religious ones. His examinati
Contrary to popular perception, the American Revolution was not a unanimously patriotic fight against British oppressors, but a bitter civil war, in which nearly half the population opposed the mov
Of all military aircraft, fighter planes hold a mystique all their own. Perhaps it is because fighters can afford the least compromise: when the goal is to seize and maintain control of the air, the c
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
The Important Study That Evaluates the Intelligence War Behind the Japanese Surprise Attack“In this fascinating account. . . . Mr. Farago’s investigation suggests that the real villain was the system
