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
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
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
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
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.
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
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know
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
Fought in New York, New England, and Canada, the conflict that began the long French and English struggle for the New World While much has been written on the French and Indian War of 1754–1763, the
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
How Paine’s Common Sense and Adams’s Thoughts on Government shaped our modern political institutions Initially admiring Thomas Paine’s efforts for independence, John Adams neve
An Engrossing Study of the British and American Victory Over the German Army in the West During World War IIIn this fascinating account of the critical final campaign against Nazi Germany on the weste
Rare, First-Hand Accounts from Newspaper Correspondents Describing the Course of America’s Largest Indian War, Compiled and Edited for the First Time in One Volume“No one commands better the story of
“Dark December occupies a distinguished place among war books. Every paragraph is based upon evidence, not flimsy wartime rumors. Technical enough for the professional, accurate enough for the histori
“No other writer has turned out a book on the fighting in New Guinea that can match Mr. Johnston’s. Superior literary quality projects this work far in advance of those earlier and more hasty accounts
An Exploration of the Human Experience in One of the Civil War’s Most Important and Devastating BattlesThe Union assault on the critical Confederate stronghold of Fredericksburg, Virginia, a
From Spears and Blowpipe Darts to the Ultimate Human-Powered Projectile The arrow, essentially a specialized spear, is among the most ancient human inventions and can be found in cultures throughout
A Rediscovered History That Will Become Essential Reading for Civil War Studies The Artillery Service in the War of the Rebellion, 1861–65, is a comprehensive overview and analysis of the U
The First Complete History of the Military Force of Colonial Pennsylvania, a Volunteer Body Created as a Practical Response to the Ideal of PacifismKnown at various times as the Military Association
A Concise Account of All the Major Battles, Innovations, and Political Events of the First World War by an Important Military Analyst Praise for the Original Edition: ?With the lucidity and literary s
In this age of instant information and new technologies, marathoner and fitness instructor Duncan Larkin recommends that runners get rid of their iPods, pace calculators, and heart monitors while exer
Through first-hand accounts, chronicles the story of the legendary thoroughbred from his birth in Kentucky to his victory at Santa Anita, including anecdotes about the horse and those who cared for hi
The Pedro Gorino was a top-sail schooner purchased in Norway by Captain Harry Dean for use as a merchant ship at the end of the nineteenth century. Proud of his free black heritage, he was appalle
Sailing around the Florida Keys in 1844, forty-five-year-old Jonathan Walker had a price on his head. On board the small boat he had built that winter in Alabama were seven fugitives from slave
Eric Horne served as a butler in some of the great English country manors from the 1860s until just after World War I, when many of the families whose heirs died in battle were forced to sell off
“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
