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Grant, The Army and The World

The Imprint of US Grant’s Generalship on Military Affairs

22 hrs ago •

Independence Day 2025

In 1996, it was a good movie. The 2016 version...not so much...

Jul 4 •

June 2025

Predictions about 2025 from 1925

Some wild; some funny, some...well...

Jun 28 •

How NOT To Teach American History

There are ways, and there are ways...

Jun 21 •

Father's Day 2025

A salute to fathers everywhere!

Jun 15 •

The Roots of Samurai Rage: An Introduction

It didn't all happen at once

Jun 14 •

The Forlorn Hope of The Lost Cause

The Southern Confederacy’s Capacity To Win The Civil War

Jun 7 •

May 2025

Not to mention common sense

May 31 •

Memorial Day 2025

Used to be Decoration Day, too.

May 26 •

What is "Modernity" to a Historian?

And why it matters...but doesn't.

May 24 •

Erasing the Past

May 17 •

Mother's Day 2025

To all you mothers out there...

May 11 •

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