“The Redcoats are Coming!” – The Facts and Fiction of Paul Revere’s Famous Ride
“Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year.” — Henry…
Star Spangled Banners – America’s Most Storied Wartime Flags
“The banner featured the now familiar alternating red and white horizontal stripes and stars on blue – one for each of the 13 original American colonies.” WHAT BETTER WAY is there for MilitaryHistoryNow.com to mark July 4th long weekend…
Les Américains – Seven U.S. Citizens Who Volunteered to Fight for France in WW1
“Of the remarkable men that formed the American vanguard in the Great War, seven in particular stand out.” By David Hanna IN AUGUST, 1914, a small, but committed, group of Americans offered their services to…
“I Watched My Buddies Fall from the Sky” – Bomber Vet Remembers Harrowing Raid Over Europe (LISTEN)
“I can see all that flak bursting in the air… and I know that my turn to go through that is coming.” IF NAZI GERMANY had an Achilles heel, it was oil. Without it, the…
The Unbelievable War of 1812 – A Dozen Facts About America’s Strangest Conflict
“It produced some of America’s most enduring symbols and heroes, yet it remains one of the United States’ ‘forgotten wars.’” THE WAR OF 1812 stands out as one of the most ironic conflicts in U.S….
From Unionist to Confederate Firebrand — How the Civil War Changed Mrs. Robert E. Lee
“Broken and heartsick, betrayed at every turn by the Union she had once cherished, Mary wrote to her daughter Agnes, ‘Our duty is plain, to resist until death.’” By Dorothy Love A great-granddaughter of Martha…
