2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (668+ words) Book reviews: "Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln" and "A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides'The Week - "Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln" by Matthew Pinsker - "A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (708+ words) Donald Trump's 21st century take on the Monroe Doctrine harks back to an earlier era of US interference in Latin America Now, President Trump has revived the so-called Monroe Doctrine to justify his aggressive foreign policy in the Americas Why was…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (323+ words) Inspired by the example of 19th century abolitionists, 15-year-old Colvin refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus History would record that it was Rosa Parks who helped kickstart the Civil Rights Movement by refusing to give up her…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (184+ words) Americans" love of holiday decorations has turned Christmas from a humble affair to a sparkly spectacle In the Spotlight Jim Beam is the latest brand to feel the pain Talking Point Hitler"s DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator is the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (424+ words) Excavations of Neolithic site in Turkey suggest human settlements more than 12,000 years ago The 12,000-year-old G'bekli Tepe site in Turkey is often called the "zero point of history, said The Archaeologist. But recent excavations at the nearby Mendik Tepe site…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (638+ words) A new investigation found the 1944 attack on "unarmed" African soldiers was "premeditated", with 10 times more deaths than previously recorded A new report into the 1944 Thiaroye massacre of African infantrymen by French soldiers in Senegal found that the shooting over pay…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1184+ words) The communist regime did not lead China to victory in 1945" but they claim otherwise This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 151. On 2 September 1945, Japanese forces officially surrendered to the Republic of China, ending the brutal occupation which began…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (578+ words) African Union joins calls to ditch 'colonial distortion' and portray countries at more accurate size "On classroom walls from Lagos to London", the standard map of the world depicts an "inflated Britain at the centre" and a dramatically "shrunken Africa…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (429+ words) The cave is believed to be one of the world's oldest burial sites Archaeologists have been excavating Israel's Tinshemet Cave for nearly a decade, but a new discovery in the cave is making waves for what it reveals about early…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1146+ words) The bombing of Hiroshima followed years of escalation by the U.S., but was it necessary? This article originally appeared in History of War magazine issue 149. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, shocked the world. It marked the dangerous…...