Virginia’s leaders took careful note. The colony that would soon play a central role in pushing for independence now had a powerful example of what submission might entail. Norfolk became both a ...

The War of 1812 is an often overlooked war in comparison to other conflicts in American history, but it was still an important one with numerous causes. The war, fought between the United States and ...

The American Civil War was defined not only by its political and moral issues, but by a series of brutal, high-casualty battles. These conflicts altered the nation’s history and landscape. Fought on ...

As the Yuuzhan Vong invasion intensified, Ithor became more than a strategic world—it became a line in the sand. The Empire, long calculating its position, was forced to act. What unfolded was not ...

For most of the 369th’s Black members, it would take years, even decades, to receive American military honors.

The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while ...

More than a century before streaming platforms and superhero cinematic universes, American filmmakers were already chasing scale, spectacle, the war film and national history. One of the boldest ...

War is a continuation of politics by other means, but its form and manifestation on the battlefield are directly linked to the intersection of ideas and changing material conditions. 5 In the past, ...

When it comes to depicting war on the big or small screen, realism is often an asset. Historians and enthusiasts will endlessly critique a film for its realism, especially if it's bad, and rightfully ...