World War I
When Influenza Truly Went Viral
The 1918-19 flu pandemic killed 10s of millions, and scientists still are looking for a cure
Americas
Book Review: The Pirate World
Angus Konstam recounts the history of maritime outlawry as far back as the second millennium BC
World War I
Book Review: A Lab of One’s Own
The void created by men going off to combat in World War I opened professional doors for women, Patricia Fara explains
American Independence
Laws of War | A Neck for a Neck?
In 1782, just a few years into its nationhood, the United States was forced to grapple with the issue of revenge as an instrument of war
World War II
Book Review: Operation Columba—The Secret Pigeon Service
As Gordon Corera relates, in 1941 British intelligence began dropping homing pigeons across Nazi-occupied Europe, hoping for a miracle
American Independence
Book Review: Gibraltar
Roy and Lesley Adkins reveal one of the most strategically important American Revolutionary War campaigns — on the far side of the Atlantic
WWII Figures
Experience | Tanks for the Memories
In 1918 Captain George S. Patton Jr. sent his wife, Beatrice, a blow-by-blow account of his role in the Saint-Mihiel offensive
World War I
Book Review: More Deadly Than War
Kenneth C. Davis traces the course of the Spanish flu pandemic—one of the deadliest plagues in history amid one of the deadliest wars in history
1900s
Book Review: Why the Germans Lose at War
Having the best army does not necessarily equate to victory, observes author Kenneth Macksey
