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The Frightful Violence of Antietam Comes Alive in This New Book
D. Scott Hartwig's ‘I Dread the Thought of the Place’ is a splendidly written study of the war's bloodiest day.
That Time Colt Made a Lever-Action Rifle
The storied manufacturer of the Burgess repeater posed a real, albeit passing, threat to Winchester.
How to Rob a Stagecoach — Courtesy of Black Bart
Perhaps the legendary highwayman should have written a handbook, as many an outlaw tried his hand at it and failed.
Amid the Spanish American Wars of Independence, These Rival Naval Commanders Met to Decide Venezuela’s Fate
The respective reputations of the victor and the vanquished at Lake Maracaibo took unexpected twists.
The Battle of Surigao Strait: The Last Battleship Duel
Japan’s Shoji Nishimura rushed on, impatient to find either glory or death in Surigao Strait. He found both.
What Historians Get Wrong About Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery
Many historians call him "unbearable." But there is much more to Monty's legacy than meets the eye.
Helicopters During the Civil War? Almost
In 1862, an Alabama architect conceived an aircraft with the potential to bomb Northern ships.
Tickets Auctioned From the Night of Lincoln’s Murder at Ford’s Theatre
These tickets originally sold for under a dollar. Today, they are worth over $260,000.