The A-2 Bomber Jacket — Photographer Explores the Colorful History of Wartime Icon
“Rugged, durable and timeless, the beloved A-2 was a source of pride to the U.S. air corps pilots and aircrew who sported them, with many treasuring their wartime bomber jackets for the rest of their…
Murder at My Lai — Who Exactly Was Responsible for America’s Most Infamous War Crime?
“Barker’s report on the March 16 My Lai operation registered 128 VC killed against three U.S. KIAs. This, of course, was a lie, and many, many people knew it at the time.” By Marshall Poe…
The Secret of Grant’s Success — The Personality Traits That Helped Lincoln’s Top General Defeat the Confederacy
“This mystery surrounding Grant’s character has made it challenging for historians to explain his extraordinary turnaround from 1854—when he was forced out of the military—to 1864, when he was promoted to general-in-chief of the United…
The Battle of Nauset Beach — Inside the Little-Known 1918 German Bombardment of Cape Cod
“Alerted to the hour-long bombardment, nearby residents swarmed the bluffs of Nauset Beach to view the craters created by the errant German gunnery.” By J.B. Rivard THE U.S. ENTERED the First World War on April…
The Wingmen — How a Future Astronaut and One of Baseball’s Greatest Hitters Fought Together in the Skies Over Korea
“Glenn was flying into communist North Korea with just one comrade: Captain Ted Williams.” Most people know that NASA pioneer and four-term United States Senator John Glenn served bravely as a fighter pilot for the…
How Napoleon Fought — Inside Bonaparte’s Intuitive Style of Waging War
“He did not invent a new form of waging war, he mastered the simple but critical principles followed by history’s greatest military leaders.” By William Nester IF TOTAL WAR is a government’s mobilization of a…
