Capture the Flag — Historic War of 1812 Banner to be Revealed for First Time Since 19th Century
“We preserve and show these things because they tell stories that are still relevant today.” By Kaitlin Rowell The U.S. Naval Academy Museum will hold a viewing of an historic British Royal Standard this Saturday, Apr. 7,…
The Heartthrob Assassin — How Women and Murder Went Hand-in-Hand for John Wilkes Booth
“Men admired him. Women found him irresistible. He had everything going for him. Until something festering inside him drove him to kill.” By E. Lawrence Abel ONE HUNDRED AND fifty-three years after John Wilkes Booth’s death, historians…
Bitter Lessons – What Can We Learn from the Allies’ Disastrous Norway Campaign of 1940?
“Today, few people outside Norway know much about the campaign. Yet it contains lessons that resonate strongly with more recent campaigns such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan.” By John Kiszely CAMPAIGNS THAT END in…
Anatomy of Failure – Historian Explains Why America Loses Every War It Starts
“Every war the United States has started, and every time it employed military force without just cause, it has lost or failed.” By Dr. Harlan Ullman DOES HISTORY MATTER? If it does, why is it…
Showdown at Fallen Timbers – The Northwest Indian War & the Birth of the U.S. Army
By John Danielski NOVEMBER 4, 1791 — A tall Shawnee warrior smashes his tomahawk down on the skull of a half-awake American soldier cleaving his skull in two. The attacker unleashes a blood-curdling howl of…
Floating Purgatory – Life and Death Aboard an 18th Century British Prison Hulk
“The prison hulks of Portsmouth and Plymouth, England would become home to thousands of captured enemy soldiers and sailors.” By Chris Dickon “MAN TOOK ONE of the most beautiful objects of his handiwork and deformed…
