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How A French Orphan Became the ‘Mascot’ of Australian Airmen at the End of World War I
On Christmas Day 1918, a French orphan wandered into an Australian air base in Germany and found a home.
The Turkestan Incident
How two F-105 pilots and their commander got entangled in the geopolitics of the Vietnam War.
We Remember the Fighting. But What About the Shipping?
Often the war bumped up against the harsh realities of logistics.
Chiseled Canyons and a Sky That Stretches Forever
Yes, the view at Four Corners is monumental. But the Ancestral Pueblos had better reasons to make this their home: security, food storage, and shelter from the elements.
The City Under the Snow: That One Time the US Army Attempted to Build a Nuclear Lair in Greenland
In 1959 the U.S. attempted to build a city under the ice sheets of Greenland. It didn't go well.
Godzilla vs. The Magnificent Lightning
What the heck was that airplane at the end of Godzilla Minus One?
Observations on the Carnage of a Dreadful Day at Sharpsburg
Confederate “High Private” Alexander Hunter wrote passionately about his army’s anguish and heroics on September 17, 1862.
When the British Held the Line in Korea
From late 1952 to war’s end British Commonwealth forces repelled waves of Chinese attackers at the 38th parallel.