Military History

In 1513 the Portuguese became the first Europeans to establish a maritime route to China. Their motives were a combination of a quest for trade and...

The Great War of 191418 was the first conflict in which aircraft played a significant role. It was dangerous and sometimes exciting, and it created...

In January 2000, the ban on LGBTQ servicemen and women being in the British Armed Forces was finally lifted after a fierce battle at the European C...

This book studies British cultural engagement with Napoleon Bonaparte from his 1815 surrender and time in British custody, until the return of his ...

A storied friendship between two of America's founders--one that endured for fifty years--and the roadtrip that forged it. Between May 21 and Jun...

CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION, OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF. Those words, scratched on parchment i...

The initial creation of the United States' ocean-going battlefleet otherwise known as the 'New Navy' was a result of the naval wars and arms race...

The initial creation of the United States' ocean-going battlefleet otherwise known as the 'New Navy' was a result of the naval wars and arms race...

Domicide = the systematic and deliberate killing of home. So much architectural response to war has focused on cultural heritage, the destruction ...

Morris R. Driels has published three editions of his textbook Weaponeering, which primarily serve civilians working in an R&D capacity for Depa...

First Martyr of Liberty explores how Crispus Attucks's death in the 1770 Boston Massacre led to his achieving mythic significance in African Americ...

A hundred and fifty years of conflict. What does that do to a persons soul, to the spirit of a nation? To both the occupied and the occupier?Intern...